{"id":28280,"date":"2020-01-21T12:09:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=28280"},"modified":"2020-01-21T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:09:35","slug":"nolan-arenado-feels-disrespected-by-colorado-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/01\/21\/nolan-arenado-feels-disrespected-by-colorado-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Arenado Feels “Disrespected” by Colorado Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shortly after Colorado Rockies<\/a> general manager Jeff Bridich<\/strong> declared that the team was no longer listening to trade rumors for Nolan Arenado<\/a><\/strong>, the third baseman publicly addressed his displeasure with the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of disrespect from people there that I don\u2019t want to be a part of,\u201d Arenado said<\/a> in a text to MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cYou can quote that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Arenado wouldn’t “get into the details” about what he found disrespectful, he did specify that he was “not mad at the trade rumors.”<\/p>\n

“There’s more to it,” he went on to say.<\/p>\n

Nolan Arenado Feels “Disrespected” by Colorado Rockies<\/h2>\n

Arenado’s Frustration<\/h3>\n

This “disrespect” is believed to be centered on the Rockies’ inaction after signing Arenado to an eight-year, $260 million contract extension last February. As a consequence, Arenado has expressed<\/a> disgruntlement with Colorado’s offseason approach. And just last September, Arenado told The Athletic<\/a> that the organization’s current state \u201cfeels like a rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n

It appears that the inability to spend money to improve after a 71-91 season, the recent trade rumors, and “multiple issues”<\/a> over the last several months have all played a part in Arenado’s discontentment with Bridich and the Rockies front office.<\/p>\n

“Jeff is very disrespectful. I never talk trash or anything,” Arenado texted to Denver7<\/a>. “I play hard, keep my mouth shut. But I can only get crossed so many times.”<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the Rockies payroll exceeds $170 million, which is second in the NL West behind the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>. Also, according to<\/a> ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Rockies are “puzzled by Arenado’s questioning of its leadership and future so soon after he agreed to an extension.”<\/p>\n

Outlook\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though Arenado has voiced his displeasure with Bridich and the Rockies organization, all signs point to him starting in Colorado next season. The superstar third baseman has $234 million remaining on his contract over the next seven years. He also has leverage on where he wants to play, with a full no-trade clause and an opt-out clause after the 2021 season. Even with his hefty contract and substantial leverage, Colorado’s demands in trade talks have been “excessive,” according to<\/a> Passan. Consequently, “no deal has come close to being finalized.”<\/p>\n

But if Arenado’s relationship with Bridich continues to worsen, the Rockies may be forced to deal him \u2014 and for less than they had hoped.<\/p>\n

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