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DENVER -- Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado made it clear Monday
he’s unhappy with the club.
After general manager Jeff Bridich told the Denver Post that he
expected to begin 2020 “with Nolan in the purple and black and as
our third baseman. So we can put this to bed …,” Arenado
reacted via text to MLB.com.
“There’s a lot of disrespect from people there that I don’t
want to be a part of,” Arenado said in a text. “You can quote
that.”
In reaction to Bridich’s announcement, Arenado elaborated.
“You ask what I thought of Jeff’s quotes and I say I don’t care
what people say around there,” Arenado said. “There is a lot of
disrespect.”
Asked what was said that he found particularly disrespectful,
Arenado said, "No. I won't get into the details."
Arenado clarified his statement later, adding, "I'm not mad at the
trade rumors. There's more to it."
When reached via text, Bridich said he would respond soon to
Arenado's comment.
It was Arenado’s first public statement since it was revealed
during the Winter Meetings that teams were asking about Arenado's
availability and the Rockies were listening. Arenado is entering
the second year of an eight-year, $260 million deal. The deal
includes a full no-trade clause and allows Arenado to opt out
after the 2021 season.
Arenado signed the deal last Spring Training, after the Rockies
had been to the postseason the previous two years. But the Rockies
plummeted to 71-91 last season for myriad reasons -- poor
pitching in both the rotation and the bullpen, and pitching
injuries and slumps at times by key players.
Arenado was quoted in an interview with The Athletic, at least in
part, that the end of the year "feels like a rebuild," although in
full context he said he realized that players were playing for
2020 and he needed to "lead by example." But he has made it clear
the team needed to make improvements. However, the Rockies have
not made a trade or signed any Major League free agents this
offseason.
Arenado, 28, is a five-time All-Star who has won the Gold Glove
Award each of his seven seasons, and he's hit at least 37 homers
in each of the past five. Last season, despite the Rockies'
struggles, Arenado slashed .315/.379/.583 and hit 41 home runs
with 118 RBIs.
Arenado has been linked most prominently to the Cardinals, Braves
and Rangers in trade rumors. Teams such as the Dodgers and White
Sox also have been linked in various reports.
Thomas Harding has covered the Rockies since 2000, and for MLB.com
since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb and like his
Facebook page.
之前 GM 說交易沒談成， Nolan Arenado 還是球隊三壘手後，
Arenado 和 MLB.com 記者說:這球隊有很多不尊重人的地方，我也不想和他們在一起。
之後他補充不是針對這些交易，還有其他事更讓人不爽
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DENVER -- Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado made it clear Monday
he’s unhappy with the club.
After general manager Jeff Bridich told the Denver Post that he
expected to begin 2020 “with Nolan in the purple and black and as
our third baseman. So we can put this to bed …,” Arenado
reacted via text to MLB.com.
“There’s a lot of disrespect from people there that I don’t
want to be a part of,” Arenado said in a text. “You can quote
that.”
In reaction to Bridich’s announcement, Arenado elaborated.
“You ask what I thought of Jeff’s quotes and I say I don’t care
what people say around there,” Arenado said. “There is a lot of
disrespect.”
Asked what was said that he found particularly disrespectful,
Arenado said, "No. I won't get into the details."
Arenado clarified his statement later, adding, "I'm not mad at the
trade rumors. There's more to it."
When reached via text, Bridich said he would respond soon to
Arenado's comment.
It was Arenado’s first public statement since it was revealed
during the Winter Meetings that teams were asking about Arenado's
availability and the Rockies were listening. Arenado is entering
the second year of an eight-year, $260 million deal. The deal
includes a full no-trade clause and allows Arenado to opt out
after the 2021 season.
Arenado signed the deal last Spring Training, after the Rockies
had been to the postseason the previous two years. But the Rockies
plummeted to 71-91 last season for myriad reasons -- poor
pitching in both the rotation and the bullpen, and pitching
injuries and slumps at times by key players.
Arenado was quoted in an interview with The Athletic, at least in
part, that the end of the year "feels like a rebuild," although in
full context he said he realized that players were playing for
2020 and he needed to "lead by example." But he has made it clear
the team needed to make improvements. However, the Rockies have
not made a trade or signed any Major League free agents this
offseason.
Arenado, 28, is a five-time All-Star who has won the Gold Glove
Award each of his seven seasons, and he's hit at least 37 homers
in each of the past five. Last season, despite the Rockies'
struggles, Arenado slashed .315/.379/.583 and hit 41 home runs
with 118 RBIs.
Arenado has been linked most prominently to the Cardinals, Braves
and Rangers in trade rumors. Teams such as the Dodgers and White
Sox also have been linked in various reports.
Thomas Harding has covered the Rockies since 2000, and for MLB.com
since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb and like his
Facebook page.
之前 GM 說交易沒談成， Nolan Arenado 還是球隊三壘手後，
Arenado 和 MLB.com 記者說:這球隊有很多不尊重人的地方，我也不想和他們在一起。
之後他補充不是針對這些交易，還有其他事更讓人不爽
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