The Rockies had other options. They could have changed Nolan Arenado to the puppies last season. They could have dared Arenado to opt for the next low season. Instead, they chose door no. 3, a trade of Arenado to the cardinals, which has only brought them contempt.
Rival executives remain baffled by the deal, in which the Rocky Mountains sent Arenado and $ 51 million to cardinals for leftist Austin Gomber and four minor league players, only one of whom, Deputy Director Elehuris Montero, was in the top 15 of Keith Law for St. entering the 2020 season.
Why were the Rockies so forced to act when they had Arenado hired 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 big decision” to choose not to participate at the end of the season, when he would still be owed 164 million dollars in five years.
Arenado cited the financial uncertainty of the game …