It’s hard to imagine a way in which the Colorado Rockies could have bungled their relationship with their franchise player any more than the way they have this off-season.
Less than one calendar year after they agreed to an eight-year, $260 million contract extension with Nolan Arenado, GM Jeff Bridich announced he was open to trading the five-time All Star this off-season, and reportedly had conversations with a number of teams. It’s unclear if the Phillies were one of those teams, but there have been no published reports to indicate any serious discussions had taken place.