The winter rumor mill isn’t exactly dying down in Houston, as the St. Lous Cardinals third baseman has been linked to Astros.

With Nolan Arenado trade talks losing traction recently, the Cardinals may begin shopping one of their veteran starting pitchers.

The St. Louis Cardinals certainly tried to trade Nolan Arenado to the Houston Astros throughout the offseason. The two sides came to terms on a deal but Arenado used his no-trade clause to shut it down.

According to league sources, the Astros circled back with the Cardinals after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox.

Cardinals Gold Glove winner Nolan Arenado had high praise by manager Oli Marmol about how he's handled the trade rumors.

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Arenado, 33, is now “considering a potential deal to Houston” after the team improved its roster over the last couple of months, per MLB.com. In the deal that got killed in December, the Cardinals were set to send $15-20 million to the Astros for Arenado, who is owed $74 million over the next three years.

After 25-year-old third baseman Mark Vientos posted 135 OPS+ in his second full MLB season for New York, the Mets never made much sense for Arenado. This became even more unlikely when New York re-signed slugging first baseman Pete Alonso, removing the possibility of Vientos sliding to first and opening up third for Arenado.

Third baseman Nolan Arenado's name is back in the rumor mill, but no deal between the Astros and Cardinals appears close. Read more at MLBTR.