Rockies' Arenado Says He Feels "Disrespected" By Franchise

Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado "broke his silence Monday saying he felt 'disrespected,'" a day after Rockies Exec VP & GM Jeff Bridich "put the brakes" on trade rumors around the All-Star. Arenado "declined to elaborate on what he meant by 'disrespected.'" But he said that it was "more than just about the trade talk" (DENVER POST, 1/21). Sources said that Arenado's ire "centered on the Rockies' winter of inaction" less than a year after signing him to an eight-year, $260M extension. Sources indicated that when the franchise "signaled early this offseason that it did not intend to expand its payroll this winter, Arenado expressed betrayal ... believing Colorado was not doing enough to improve" the team (ESPN.com, 1/21).