On behalf of Rays fans, and perhaps key members of the Rays front office, thank you Colorado Rockies for trading Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals for a handful of not-top prospects...and even sending along $50M to the Cardinals to take him off your hands. Arenado is owed $199,000 over the next 6 years. He has several opt-outs but it’s hard to imagine opting out of that contract! As of this writing they were finalizing a return of 4-5 prospects, none ranked at the top of the St. Louis system.
So now the Rockies can get mocked by baseball commentators.