The St. Louis Cardinals activated first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and third baseman Nolan Arenado from the restricted list on Thursday, and they'll be available to play on Friday in the series opener against the Washington Nationals after they were unavailable to play in the two-game series in Toronto this week against the Blue Jays because of their vaccination status. Goldschmidt has been a National League MVP candidate this year and has homered in four straight games. In three games after the All-Star break, Arenado has gone 5-for-14 (.357) with three doubles and a run scored. Fantasy managers need to get both players back in their starting fantasy lineups on Friday.

The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman Nolan Arenado on the restricted list on Tuesday. He will not be with the team during its two-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays this week. Arenado is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and due to Canada's COVID-19 policies, he is not able to enter the country. Brendan Donovan will be handling the hot corner for Tuesday's contest. The next time we'll see Arenado will be on Friday when the team kicks off its three-game road series against the Washington Nationals.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado showed off his tremendous power during Saturday's win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He belted a 354-foot home run off right-hander Kyle Gibson in the first inning. Then, Arenado capped off the night with a 365-foot blast in the ninth inning to help his team get the 7-6 win. After this performance, Arenado is hitting .291/.353/.543 with 17 homers and 55 RBI this season. The 31-year-old appears to be on pace for another All-Star campaign in 2022.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (knee) is back in the starting lineup at third base and is batting third in the order against Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan on Thursday. Arenado was held out on Wednesday due to knee soreness after he was hit by a pitch on Tuesday. Fantasy managers will want to get him back into their starting lineups in all leagues, as he's gone 8-for-28 (.286) with a homer and seven RBI in seven games over the last week. Overall, Arenado is hitting a strong .272/.344/.485 with an .829 OPS, 10 home runs, 39 RBI and 25 runs scored in 227 plate appearances over 54 games played. The matchup against Tampa's ace is a tough one, but Arenado is a must-start asset.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado is not in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Arenado will get a day of rest after getting just two hits in his last four games. Overall, the 31-year-old has been very solid for fantasy managers, hitting .272/.344/.485 with an .829 OPS, 10 home runs, 39 RBI and 25 runs scored in 227 plate appearances over 54 games. He remains a must-start when he's in the lineup. Rookie Brendan Donovan gets the start at the hot corner on Wednesday and will bat fifth against Rays right-hander Corey Kluber. The 25-year-old has just one homer in his first 98 big-league bats, but he's putting bat on ball and has a .306 average and .424 on-base percentage in 36 games.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado is batting just .207/.254/.448 with three home runs over 16 games in May after a blistering April in which he slashed .375/.444/.681 with five HR over 72 at-bats. Although Arenado's bat has cooled off significantly in May, he has managed to still drive in 12 runs this month, giving him 29 RBI for the season. He is tied for third on the N.L. RBI leaderboard with New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso heading into action on Wednesday. Despite his recent struggles, Arenado remains a must-start in all formats. As he has shown in May, Arenado can continue to put up excellent counting stats hitting in the middle of the Cardinals' lineup, even while he is slumping.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is taking the day off on Sunday in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Meanwhile, third baseman Nolan Arenado will return to third base after serving a one-game suspension on Saturday. Arenado is hitting cleanup against Diamondbacks right-hander Zach Davies. Goldschmidt snapped an eight-game hitting streak on Saturday, but he's been solid this year with a .282 average, one home run and 10 RBI in his first 20 games. Albert Pujols is at first base and is hitting fifth, while Corey Dickerson serves as the designated hitter and bats sixth. Arenado should be back in all starting lineups Sunday. He's gone 27-for-72 with five home runs, 17 RBI and 11 runs scored in 19 games so far in 2022.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado won't be in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Instead, Arenado will miss this game and serve his one-game suspension. The 31-year-old has been hot at the plate recently, so hopefully the off day won't slow him down. Brendan Donovan will cover third base and bat eighth versus righty Merrill Kelly. Fantasy managers should expect Arenado to be back in the lineup for Sunday's contest.

St. Louis Cardinals' third baseman Nolan Arenado was in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks and is appealing his two-game suspension. He was suspended two games for his role in Wednesday's bench-clearing altercation with the New York Mets. The 31-year-old will remain in the lineup while he appeals his suspension. He is off to a great start in 2022, slashing .375/.452/.703 with five home runs, 17 RBI, and 11 runs scored over 17 games. Fantasy managers should continue to start Arenado while he remains in the Cardinals lineup.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado hit his fourth home run of the season Friday in the Cardinals' 10-1 win over the Brewers. Arenado went 2-for-3 with two walks, a two-run HR, three RBI, and two runs scored in the win. Arenado is off to an excellent start to the 2022 campaign. He is slashing .435/.500/1.087 with four HR, 12 RBI, three doubles, and seven runs scored over his first six games of the season (23 at-bats). Despite his move away from Coors Field ahead of the 2021 campaign, he remains a top-5 third base option in all fantasy formats.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado hit his first home run of the spring in Tuesday's Grapefruit League win over the Miami Marlins. It was a two-run shot in the fourth inning, giving Arenado a 1-for-2 performance and leaving him with a spring .286 batting average and even 1.000 OPS. It should be another excellent, productive season for one of the best third basemen in the league.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (back) has been removed from Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers due to lower back tightness. Paul DeJong entered the game in the fifth inning to replace him. Arenado fell down hard while making an over-the-shoulder catch in the game, but he stayed in after the play. It's unclear whether he sustained his injury during the play or not. We should know more about the severity of his injury after the game. Arenado was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI before leaving the game.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado helped lead the team to an 11-4 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday. He went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in the game. The home run was his 32nd of the year. Arenado is in the midst of a bit of a hot streak at the plate. He's riding a five-game hitting streak that has included three home runs, a triple and eight RBI. He's slashing .256/.311/.503 over 141 games on the year with 99 RBI and 72 runs to go along with his 32 home runs. We'll see if he's able to stay hot and close the year out strong.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado will take a seat on the bench for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to MLB.com. There are no injury concerns with the all-star, just a chance to give him some rest. Matt Carpenter will play third and bat fifth in his place. Arenado's in the midst of a bounce-back campaign in his first year with the Cardinals, hitting .257 with 29 HRs, 88 RBI, and 66 runs. He's no longer the slugger he was in Colorado, where he posted a .541 slugging across eight seasons, but he's still a good third base option in every format.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Game 2 of the team's doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. The home run was his 27th of the year. The former Rockies star has had an underwhelming debut season with the Cardinals. He especially struggled in August, when he slashed just .212/.278/.433. While he should continue to be started in just about all fantasy leagues going forward, he's no longer the must-start, elite fantasy producer he once was. He's delivering a good amount of home runs and RBI (85), but they aren't what we've seen in previous years. Additionally, his .256 batting average on the year is well below his career .289 average.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado has been struggling at the plate in August, but that hasn't stopped him from racking up some decent counting stats, particularly RBI. Through 19 games this month, Arenado is slashing just .208/.279/.455. He's struck out 11 times over his last 23 at-bats. However, he's managed to tally 18 RBI this month to go along with five home runs and nine runs. Arenado has 80 RBI on the season, which ranks 16th in the majors. That has been his best contribution to fantasy managers this year as his .257 batting average and 25 home runs are both well below where he has been in previous years. The move away from Coors and a notable talent decline have lessened Arenado's value in fantasy a good amount.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado drove in three runs in Sunday's win over the Kansas City Royals. Arenado went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI. He hit a two-run homer in the second inning and added a single later in the game. Arenado is hitting .265 with an .839 OPS and should continue to be an excellent source of run production for the rest of the season.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado hit a solo home run in the fourth inning of Friday's 6-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. It ended up being his only hit of the night, leaving him 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and three RBI. He now has 23 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average and .858 OPS.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in the team's 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Arenado has had a decent first year with the Cardinals so far. Over 110 games, he's slashing .261/.319/.494 with 22 home runs, 68 RBI and 54 runs. His 13.4% strikeout rate ranks in the 95th percentile and he has a career-best average launch angle of 20.4 degrees. However, his xSLG (.429) is down a good amount from his prime years with the Colorado Rockies (.518 in 2017, .481 in 2019) and he's looking like more of a top-30 hitter rather than a top-10 or even top-20 hitter going forward.

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado had a strong game at the plate in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI. Through 104 games on the year, Arenado is slashing .264/.320/.503 with 21 home runs, 65 RBI and 51 runs. Many of his underlying power metrics are right on par with his prime years, including his 37.3% hard-hit rate and his 7.3% barrel rate. He also currently has a career-best 21.1 degree average launch angle. He's clearly suffering - as expected - from the move away from Coors Field. His 12.1% HR/FB rate is well below his career 15.5% clip.