The Cardinals are expected to place Nolan Arenado on the 10-day IL (shoulder) prior to Friday's game, The Athletic's Katie Woo is reporting.

In the outfield, the Rockies had Charlie Blackmon (29 homers, .860 OPS) and Carlos Gonzalez (16 homers, .796 OPS), as well as veteran Gerardo Parra (six homers, .714 OPS). Parra, along with CarGo, brought some levity to an otherwise all-business clubhouse.

The St. Louis Cardinals may have a suitor for third baseman Nolan Areando after all. Arenado was in trade rumors all offseason but there hasn't been much noise