Earlier this month it was reported that the Rockies wanted to “engage” the Mets in talks for Nolan Arenado. This is a strange new world we have to navigate where the organization to approach when a team wants to get rid of an expensive contract is the Mets, but let’s take a look at it from both sides and see why it makes sense.
From the Rockies perspective they are acting, like, well, the Mets. Not the current Mets, mind you, but the pre-Cohen Mets. Nolan Arenado is signed long term and owed nearly $200 million over the next six seasons.