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

The Astros have reportedly restarted negotiations with the Cardinals after they fell apart earlier this winter

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

Back in December, news broke that the Cardinals and Astros agreed to a trade that would have sent All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado to Houston. Arenado used his no-trade rights to veto the deal and both sides moved on.

The Houston Astros came close to completing a trade for Nolan Arenado in December before the St. Louis Cardinals star "balked" at the proposal, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo. One source told Woo the Cardinals had come as close as "the 1-yard line" before Arenado turned the trade down.

The latest MLB rumors include Shohei Ohtani's future with Samurai Japan, the low odds of an Astros-Nolan Arenado trade, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s Mets fit.

Nolan Arenado could be headed to Houston after all. Two months after the star third baseman nixed a trade to the Astros, Houston has “renewed their interest” in Arenado in recent days, according to a report from MLB.

The Cardinals and Astros have had renewed talks about dealing Nolan Arenado to Houston. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more.

The Cardinals and Astros previously agreed on a deal in December which would've sent Arenado to Houston, but he vetoed the deal thanks to the full no-trade clause in his contract.

Of course, Mozeliak thought that he'd solved this problem months ago, when the Cardinals had agreed in principle to a deal with the Houston Astros. But that deal blew up over Arenado's unwillingness to waive his full no-trade clause,

An insider has revealed why Nolan Arenado decided to exercise his no-trade clause in the potential Houston Astros deal.

"The Astros have renewed their interest in trading for Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, multiple sources told MLB.com on Saturday," Denton wrote. Denton added Houston's move to sign star first baseman Christian Walker indicates they are attempting to remain in World Series contention,