Easily the biggest trade of the Major League Baseball offseason took place last week as Colorado Rockies star Nolan Arenado is headed to the St. Louis Cardinals once all the financial details get sorted out.
Arenado long made it clear that he wanted out of Colorado due to their inability to compete on a consistent basis in the National League West. The relationship soured dramatically since Arenado signed a nine-year, $275 million contract extension during Spring Training in 2019.
The Rockies remained insistent they would not trade their franchise cornerstone, but with an opt-out clause looming after this season and seemingly no repair in sight, the Rockies found a solution in the Cardinals.