Nolan Arenado Trade - Rockies receive LHP Austin Gomber, INF Mateo Gil, INF Elehuris Montero, RHP Jake Sommers, and RHP Tony Locey
The Rockies clearly wanted to boost their farm system with the trade of Nolan Arenado, but they opted for depth instead of high end talent. St. Louis was likely unwilling to move their top prospects, but it’s certainly possible that Colorado could have come away with a piece better than Montero. If this happened, though, the organization wouldn’t have acquired five prospects from the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Rockies certainly got a meager return for one of the best third basemen in baseball, but they did improve their minor league depth.