SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado said Thursday he won't make Opening Day a hard deadline for negotiations on a possible multiyear contract.
The start of the season has always been assumed as something of a deadline, since Arenado has not wanted any contract talks to bleed into the regular season. But entering the final season of his current contract, the Rockies' star third baseman doesn't want that to interfere of talks between the club and his agent, Joel Wolfe.
After signing Arenado to a one-year, $26 million deal, a record via the arbitration process, the Rockies want to sign him rather than have him explore free agency at season's end.