The Rockies had other options. He could have replaced Nolan Arenado with the chicks outside last season. Arenado could have dared to give up the next off-season. Instead, they chose door no. 3, an Arenado trade to the cardinals, which only brought them contempt.
Competitive executives remain puzzled by the agreement, in which the Rockies sent Arenado and $ 51 million to the Cardinals for left-hander Austin Gomber and four minor leagues, of which only one, defender Elehuris Montero, was in Keith Law’s top 15 for St. Louis. entering the 2020 season.
Why were the Rockies so forced to act when they had Arenado under contract until 2026? For all of Arenado’s frustration with general manager Jeff Bridich and the team’s management, he acknowledged on Tuesday that “it might not have been a great decision” to give up at the end of the season, when he was still owed $ 164 million during five years .
Arenado cited the financial uncertainty of the game …