Good morning afternoon, Athletics Nation!
It’s been four days since our last Rumblings, and there’s been a ton of news since then. The MLB offseason market didn’t really get going until January, and now it’s humming at full speed as teams rush to make their final moves before spring training begins in a couple weeks. With February now upon us, let’s catch up on the end of last month.
The biggest blockbuster was not a free agent contract but a trade, as the Colorado Rockies finally parted with superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado. He’s the NL’s answer to Matt Chapman, but with a much longer track record, so really Chapman is the AL’s answer to him.