The Colorado Rockies announced on Friday that they have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Nolan Arenado for the 2019 season. The Rockies’ star third baseman will make $26 million in his final year of arbitration. This breaks the previous record for an arbitration-eligible player, which was set by another third baseman, Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays. Donaldson’s previous record was $23 million for the 2018 season. The Rockies have now come to terms with all of their arbitration-eligible players for 2019.
There was growing concern that Arenado and the Rockies would head to an arbitration hearing in the coming weeks.