Good morning, Birdland!
There was some legitimately huge news in the world of baseball last night. The Colorado Rockies are trading their star third baseman Nolan Arenado (plus $50 million) to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for some prospects that, to this point, are not expected to be significant.
Arenado will turn 30 shortly after the start of the 2021 season. He has a deal that runs through the completion of the 2026 season, however there is an opt-out after 2021 and it sounds like this trade will give him an opt-out after 2022 as well.