Nolan Arenado is sweating the details.
That’s made for an intense offseason, but the all-star Rockies third baseman insists that his thoughts and energy have been focused on baseball — not money. His contract status, the millions of dollars at stake and his future in Colorado? That’s all background noise.
“Is it a distraction? Absolutely not,” Arenado said Tuesday in a phone interview, two weeks before Rockies pitchers and catchers report to Scottsdale, Ariz. for spring training. “My whole goal is to be ready for the season and then let the rest of it take care of itself.