Nolan Arenado says he didn't make the three-hour drive against the New York Yankees as a "showcase" for a potential trade. Arenado went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. Arenado struck out on three pitches, lined out to second and whiffed on a 1-2 count.

"My body is ready for it," he said. "I'm ready for nine. My timing [at the plate] is not."

"I didn't come here for that," Arenado told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Day 3 of spring training. That wouldn't be a good day to showcase myself. I'm not ready for that."

Arenado is owed  $74 million over the next three seasons and is on the trade market.