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Arenado puts brakes on contract-extension talk

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies star third baseman Nolan Arenado said he and the club will not discuss the possibility of a contract extension until after the 2018 season.

Considered one of the game's top stars at his position, Arenado refuses to let his possible free agency after the 2019 season become a distraction to a club that is coming off its first postseason appearance since 2009. Sunday morning, he made that clear.

"I don't think anything's going to happen until after the season," he said. "We have a good team and our focus is on winning -- as it should be -- and that's what everybody wants.