{"id":79695,"date":"2025-08-18T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79695"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:08:06","slug":"c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-w%d1%96ll%d1%95on-contrer%d0%b0%d1%95-%d1%80red%d1%96cted-to-be-tr%d0%b0ded-%d1%96n-off%d1%95e%d0%b0%d1%95on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=79695","title":{"rendered":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455&#8217; W\u0456ll\u0455on Contrer\u0430\u0455 \u0440red\u0456cted to be tr\u0430ded \u0456n off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2023-05\/Willson-Contreras-050823-Getty-FTR.jpg.webp?itok=goyu53Xm\" alt=\"Cardinals' Willson Contreras predicted to be traded in offseason image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455t. 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