Yes, the daydream of watching baseball’s best third baseman making magic beneath The Arch has disappeared, fading into the air like one of those special Colorado clouds that float from Coors Field. Arenado is a Rockie through at least the 2026 season — unless he exercises his opt-out, or agrees to be traded.
And that seems unlikely, considering his eight-year extension worth $260 million has the four-time All-Star and six-time Gold Glove winner telling folks he wants to wear black and purple forever. But maybe Arenado could go down in the Redbirds’ record book as providing one unofficial assist.