Nolan

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Well it finally happened Nolan Arenado has been traded and no it wasn’t to the Yankees or Dodgers who have been linked to him since beginning of last season, no he’s heading to the Midwest and joining the Saint Louis Cardinals. This a great trade for Arenado and the Cardinals because all Arenado has wanted was to be on a playoff contending team and the Cardinals can provide that with a history of winning. This also helps the Cardinals because they have the Cubs and Brewers in their division who in recent seasons have been really good which has pushed them down to third in the division and Arenado will help with getting them back to the top. This is going to be great for the Cardinals for years to come and I see them going very far in the playoffs for many years. 

Now if you’re A Rockies fan, you’re going to want to stop reading because this is going to get ugly. How stupid do you have to be to trade the best third baseman IN THE ENTIRE MLB!!! All the Rockies needed to do was surround Arenado with just a little bit of talent and they would be in playoff contention every year, but no they went out and gave big money to older free agents who never panned out. Not to mention they’re farm system is absolutely garbage having no players MLB ready till 2023. I get the Rockies are “small market team” but living in Colorado and attending many Rockies games because the Dodgers are in town, THIS CITY IS DYING FOR THEM TO BE GOOD!! They hold onto that 2007 World Series run very close to their chest and have been utterly disgusted with what has happened in the last 14 years this team. I mean it’s a disgrace and with trades like this and a farm system like what they have the Rockies are going to be bad for a very long time.