<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-rumors-writer-willson-contreras-trade-over-christian-walker');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets rumors: Writer would rather see New York trade for Willson Contreras over Christian Walker');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mets-rumors-Writer-would-rather-see-New-York-trade-for-Willson-Contreras-over-Christian-Walker.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets rumors: Writer would rather see New York trade for Willson Contreras over Christian Walker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-12T08:28:33-08:00">December 12th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-12T08:28:33-08:00">December 12th, 8:28am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets remain stuck in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-rumors-insider-new-york-trade-kodai-senga-david-peterson">a tense holding pattern as MLB Free Agency rolls on</a>, and the next trade debate has already taken shape. Willson Contreras and Christian Walker sit at the center of it. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-new-york-fans-in-absolute-shambles-losing-edwin-diaz-pete-alonso-back-to-back-days">With the Mets reeling from Winter Meetings losses</a>, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-dodgers-join-edwin-diaz-sweepstakes-mets-blue-jays">Edwin Diaz joining the Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-baltimore-pete-alonso-155-million-contract-agreement">Pete Alonso signing with the Baltimore Orioles</a>, the front office faces pressure to strike cleanly and decisively. Mets writer Michael Baron <a href="https://x.com/michaelgbaron/status/1999495358909427971" rel="noopener">didn’t hedge his stance</a>.</p><p>“I think I’d rather the Mets trade for Willson Contreras. That’s not to say Walker won’t bounce back in 2026, but by all indications, Contreras hasn’t declined the way Walker has at the plate, yet.” Under the stadium lights, that argument hits home.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-steve-cohen-message-angry-fans-losing-edwin-diaz-pete-alonso">The Mets’ needs feel urgent</a>. Diaz is gone. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-fans-in-shambles-again-losing-out-robert-suarez-to-rival-braves">Robert Suarez landed with NL East rival Atlanta Braves</a>. Alonso’s future slipped away during the meetings. The roster now lacks both middle-order stability and emotional gravity. Fans feel it. So does the room. In that vacuum, Baron’s logic centers on trajectory, not reputation. Contreras still looks steady. Walker, while respected, carries louder questions.</p><h2><b>Why Contreras fits the Mets’ moment</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-oli-marmol-drops-measured-take-willson-contreras-trade-rumors">Willson Contreras brings credentials that matter now</a>. He’s a three-time All-Star. A World Series champion with the Cubs in 2016. Since joining the Cardinals in 2023 on a five-year, $87.5 million deal, he has remained productive and durable. Last season, Contreras posted a .257/.344/.447 slash line with 20 home runs and 80 RBI. The bat plays. The approach holds. The edge still shows.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/houston-astros/astros-rumors-2-stars-houston-isnt-planning-to-trade-this-offseason">Christian Walker offers a different profile for the Mets</a>. He’s a three-time Gold Glove winner and a respected defender. On December 23, 2024, he signed a three-year, $60 million deal with the Astros. His 2025 line read .238/.297/.421 with 27 homers and 88 RBI. Solid power. Less on-base certainty.</p><p>For a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-fans-clown-front-office-in-social-media-comments-spring-training-tickets-put-on-sale">Mets team stripped of anchors and staring at a fragile NL East</a>, this choice feels philosophical. Do they bet on defense and hope? Or chase consistency and heartbeat?</p><p>With Citi Field waiting for clarity as MLB Free Agency unfolds, which path will finally steady the Mets’ next move?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets rumors: Writer would rather see New York trade for Willson Contreras over Christian Walker

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-oli-marmol-drops-measured-take-willson-contreras-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Oli Marmol drops measured take on Willson Contreras trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Willson-Contreras-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Oli Marmol drops measured take on Willson Contreras trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T14:32:13-08:00">December 8th, 2:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T14:32:13-08:00">December 8th, 2:32pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As there have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-rumors-willson-contreras-pulls-180-trade-desires">rumors surrounding St. Louis Cardinals star Willson Contreras</a> and a potential trade that could be coming this winter or before next season, one person within the ball club has given their thoughts on the matter. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-st-louis-claims-guardians-pitcher">Cardinals are looking for ways to boost</a> their team, manager Oli Marmol would speak about Contreras and the likelihood of a potential deal.</p><p>The catcher and first baseman for St. Louis has a no-trade clause in his contract, and as he used that in last season’s trade deadline, signaling to some that he wants to stay, the talk grows louder of him wanting to go elsewhere. While not confirmed 100 percent, Marmol would give his thoughts, saying to Foul Territory that Contreras <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1998105298985496586?s=20" rel="noopener">“loves”</a> being a part of the team, while also saying that he has to make a decision that’s best for his family.</p><p>“Willson has been clear about, he loves being here in St Louis, and he loves the group and being a part of building this group up to get to where we want to get to,” Marmol said. “But at the same time, it’s going to have to make sense more for not only him, but his family. And he’s the type of guy you can have these conversations with.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Oli Marmol says Willson Contreras feels at home in St. Louis, but if a fit elsewhere makes sense, then it's a conversation he's able to have. <a href="https://t.co/GtZ7bmSDXJ">pic.twitter.com/GtZ7bmSDXJ</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1998105298985496586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Willson Contreras is “upfront” with the Cardinals </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cardinals-C-1B-Willson-Contreras.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-rumors-insider-suggests-st-louis-could-release-nolan-arenado-if-trade-fails-to-happen">rumors around the Cardinals and Nolan Arenado</a> and other players, Contreras is the one that fans wonder about, as he hit a .257 batting average to go along with 20 home runs and 80 RBIs last season. One aspect that Marmol mentioned is how “upfront” Contreras is with the manager and the franchise.</p><p>“He’s very upfront,” Marmol said. “He loves where he’s at, he loves the situation in St Louis, he feels at home, but at the same time, if it makes sense, then it’s a conversation. So we’ll see kind of where that leads.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens with Contreras as St. Louis looks to improve after finishing with a 78-84 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Oli Marmol drops measured take on Willson Contreras trade rumors

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After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Winter Meetings open up, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-rumors-2-trades-nolan-arenado-sonny-gray-deal">St. Louis Cardinals are expected to be one of the more active teams</a> on the trade market. As they continue their fire sale, another veteran has joined the list of potential Cardinals trade candidates.</p><p>First baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-rumors-3-players-refused-waive-no-trade-clause-deadline">Willson Contreras refused to waive his no-trade clause at the deadline</a>, seemingly professing his desire to stay in St. Louis. However, with the Cardinals now clearly operating as sellers, Contreras <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6852885/2025/12/02/cardinals-trade-plans-winter-meetings/" rel="noopener">has had a change of heart</a>, via Katie Woo of The Athletic.</p><p>“They also have another name to consider shopping. Despite saying at the end of the season that he’d prefer to stay with the Cardinals, Willson Contreras is open to trade offers and has become more willing to waive his full no-trade clause for the right fit, multiple league sources told The Athletic,” Woo wrote.</p><p>The Cardinals aren’t as committed to trading Contreras as they are Nolan Arenado. There’s still a chance the first baseman enters the season with St. Louis. But if the right offer comes along, new president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom won’t hesitate to react. With two years remaining on his contract, perhaps the trade interest in Contreras goes up.</p><p>His work on the diamond in 2025 will certainly help his prospect. In his first full season as a first baseman, Contreras hit .257 with 20 home runs and 80 RBIs over 135 games. His RBI total marked a new career high while his games played were Contreras’ most since 2018.</p><p>The Cardinals are officially open for business throughout the offseason. Don’t be surprised if they end up dealing away Contreras.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals rumors: Willson Contreras pulls 180 on trade desires

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-st-louis-future-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Willson Contreras comments on Cardinals future amid trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Willson-Contreras.jpg"><figcaption>Aaron Doster-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Willson Contreras comments on Cardinals future amid trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-28T08:56:05-07:00">September 28th, 8:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-28T08:56:05-07:00">September 28th, 8:56am</time><address><a href="https://pucksandpalms.com">Colby Guy</a>Colby Guy is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and College Football for ClutchPoints. He previously covered hockey for various outlets, including the Associated Press, The Hockey News and The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras had a lot on his mind when asked about the possibility of a trade after the team was eliminated from postseason contention.</p><p>The 33-year-old made it clear that he is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/willson-contreras-on-his-future-with-the-cardinals" rel="noopener">willing to stay</a> with the young Cardinals after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-full-time-position-change">agreed to change positions</a> to make room for young catchers Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages.</p><p>“I’d like to be a part of a young team that needs to have some kind of experience around them,” Contreras said, via Jeff Jones of Cardinals.com. “That’s what I expressed, but I understand the part of the business of the team, and we just came to an agreement there.”</p><p>Contreras has a no-trade clause on his deal, which runs until the end of the 2027 season, and has been unwilling to waive it so far, but he has softened his stance on doing so since having a meeting with incoming president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom. Still, he would rather stay in St. Louis and help guide this team back to contention before all else.</p><p>“I like challenges,” he explained. “I know that the St. Louis Cardinals have a really good track record of being a winning team. I know that right now we’re not having a really good team — or we’re not having a winning team — but I’d just like to be a part of the process.</p><p>“I understand that it might take three to five years to have a playoff team or a team that can contend to the World Series, and I said even if I don’t make it there, and you guys make it to a World Series, I feel like I can be proud of that, just because I want to help young guys to better develop and have a better idea of what baseball is besides going to analyze stats.”</p><p>Contreras hit 20 home runs and drove in 80 runs for the Cardinals in 135 games before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-st-louis-willson-contreras-il">sustaining a bicep injury</a>. He will have two more seasons remaining on the contract he signed as a free agent in 2023 heading into next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Willson Contreras comments on Cardinals future amid trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-st-louis-willson-contreras-il');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals place Willson Contreras on IL');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Willson-Contreras-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals place Willson Contreras on IL</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T09:40:42-07:00">September 17th, 9:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T09:40:42-07:00">September 17th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras, his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-receives-important-injury-update">injury woes continue to worsen</a>.</p><p>On Wednesday, the Cardinals <a href="https://x.com/Cardinals/status/1968329297527181566" rel="noopener">officially announced</a> that Contreras will go on the 10-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. As a result, his status is retroactive as of Sept. 16.</p><p>Additionally, INF José Fermín has been recalled from Triple-A Memphis. Contreras’s last appearance came on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.</p><p>Altogether, he went two-for-three in the Cardinals’ 11-6 loss. Ultimately, the Cardinals are poised to end the season on a sour note.</p><p>Currently, they are in fourth place in the NL Central and will not make the playoffs for the first time since 2023.</p><p>Meanwhile, Contreras is batting .257 with 126 hits, 20 home runs, 80 RBIS, and 70 runs scored. However, this has been a difficult time during the remaining months of the season.</p><p>In late August, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-news-willson-contreras-6-game-suspension">Contreras received a six-game suspension</a> for throwing a bat at his own coach following an argument with an umpire. Later on, that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-willson-contreras-suspension-gets-2-game-reduction">suspension was reduced to two games</a>.</p><p>In July, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/benches-clear-in-cardinals-padres-after-willson-contreras-hbp">Contreras’s temper got the best of him</a> after a pitch hit him. As a result, the Cardinals and San Diego Padres benches cleared.</p><p>This year, he had another battle with an injury. In August, Contreras sustained a contusion on his right foot.</p><h2><b>Does Wilson Contreras have a future with the Cardinals?</b></h2><p>This year has been a transition year for Contreras. The Cardinals moved him from catcher to first base and designated hitter.</p><p>In early August, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/cardinals-rumors-3-players-refused-waive-no-trade-clause-deadline">Contreras joined pitchers Sonny Gray and Miles Mikolas</a> in no waiving their no-trade clauses in their contracts before the July 31 trade deadline.</p><p>Clearly, Contreras has intentions of staying with the Cardinal organization for the time being. He has expressed his desire to do so as part of the rebuilding process.</p><p>Though there <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-willson-contreras-predicted-traded-170620303.html" rel="noopener">had been rumblings</a> of the Cardinals looking to trade him in the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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