Bwahahahahaha. As reported by Mark Feinsand, John Denton, and Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, Nolan Arenado invoked his no-trade clause to block an agreed-upon deal that would have sent the third baseman and $15-20 million to Houston. Arenado still has three years and $74 million remaining on his deal, but the Rockies are footing $10 million of that and another $12 million in deferrals brings the net present value to around $60 million. That means the Astros would only have been on the hook for around $40-45 million.
While some believe the two sides will continue talking, this isn’t a matter of whether the teams can agree since that part is already done.