Trade: [STL/COL] Nolan Arenado for Austin Gomber, Elehuris Montero, Tony Locey, Monteo Gil, Jake Sommers

[Big Poppa Puck]

Can anyone name a star Rockies player that had relatively even home/road splits even just for one season?

This is true, but his OPS on the road is almost .200 lower.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

$50m in cash to facilitate a move and still no top prospects coming back...I get the opt-outs, but that's depressing.

 

[darko]

In 2000, Todd Helton had the following home/road numbers:

Home - .391/.484/.758, 368 PA
Road - .353/.441/.633, 329 PA

Still a big split, but not too outrageous. Helton was very good.

Larry Walker in 1997 actually had a reverse split (by OPS):

Home - .384/.460/.709, 350 PA, 116 H, 30 2B, 4 3B, 20 HR
Road - .346/.443/.733, 314 PA, 92 H, 16 2B, 0 3B, 29 HR

It's unusual, but for a single season not unheard of. Probably small sample size issues, or possibly something to do with the teams/pitchers faced.

The division they play in. Chase is a hitters park but all others are heavy pitching ballparks (Dodgers, Padres, Giants).

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

 

[JWK]

Hell yeah Austin Gomber!!

 

[WeWantTacos]

 

[Voight]

My god Monfort is awful. Even if Arenado was threading to opt out, you have 6 more months to move him.

Heck, the Yanks got a top prospect at the deadline for Chapman. Just imagine what you'd get for arguably the best 3B in the league.

 

[DougieSmash]

Heck, the Yanks got a top prospect at the deadline for Chapman. Just imagine what you'd get for arguably the best 3B in the league.

Arenado is not the best 3B in the league. He's not better than Bregman, Rendon and Ramirez, stop with the nonsense. This is the third time I read that he's the best (in this thread).

Using WAR for 2018-2020, he's behind all of them and Chapman.

He's amazing defender, but questionable batter away from Coors. Not to mention he was epic bad last season. I'll take four of them over Arenado.

 

[Memento]

Honestly, the only player that could make St. Louis regret the trade is Gil; he could end up being an above-average infielder. Locey is a power arm, Gomber relies a lot on his curveball, Montero is a good hitter who has no defensive position, and Sommers is a complete shot in the dark.

As a Cardinals fan, I love this trade.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Must be nice to root for a team that has owners that actually want to win.

 

[Note Worthy]

Just beautiful...

 

[Ncit3]

Just beautiful...

Good to see him on a team that actually will give a shit about him. But as a Colorado native who has recently given up the Rockies. This stings a lot.

 

[Note Worthy]

Arenado standing ovation in his first AB with Cardinals at spring training. Can't wait until he's at Busch Stadium even if it is only 30% capacity or whatever.