DENVER — The question that followed Nolan Arenado as he left the comforts of Coors Field for contending at Busch Stadium was whether his mile-high production would travel anywhere.
What he’s discovered over time is if he can hit in St. Louis, that plays everywhere.
“I think experience and playing in a big ballpark — little things that I’ve had to learn about myself on how to grow up,” Arenado said Tuesday before his second series as a Cardinal back at his first big-league home. “What works here doesn’t work in St. Louis because the ball doesn’t fly like it does in Colorado.