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Dodgers: Rockies GM’s latest Nolan Arenado update is music to our ears

Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

Dodgers Way

DENVER, COLORADO - SEPTEMBER 13: Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies circles the bases after hitting a 2 RBI home run in the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on September 13, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Dodgers fans will love all the uncertainty leaking out of Colorado about next steps for Nolan Arenado.

If the Los Angeles Dodgers miss out on a Nolan Arenado trade, it certainly won’t be because Rockies ownership fell in love with their star third baseman all over again and gave him a big, sloppy hug.

When approached on Wednesday about recent conversations with his all-world third baseman, Rockies GM Jeff Bridich seemed just as frosty as ever.

Apparently, reports of their mended relationship may have been premature?

Ah, so…nothing to discuss, or nothing has happened whatsoever? Just…complete silence between a GM and his most prominent player, who’s demanded a trade in the not-so-distant past? Source of great friction, previously? Not ringing a bell?

This is bleak, but if there’s a complete stalemate in Colorado, that only increases the Dodgers’ chances of stepping in and correcting a desperate situation in their own division.

If Arenado and Bridich had maintained a solid working relationship and were operating in tandem, you’d assume the GM would be keen on sending him anywhere but Los Angeles.

But if there’s still some anger simmering there, it could go one of two ways. Either Bridich will never reward his star third baseman by sending him to what is believed to be his preferred destination, or he’ll simply bite the bullet and accept the strongest return package, seeing as there’s no future in Denver.

If you ask us, it still feels like this isn’t happening without the Dodgers being forced into a massive overpay.

But hey, there’s always a benefit to discord within the division, even if you aren’t the direct beneficiary of a disgruntled superstar’s trade demand.

Hopefully, as the new year approaches, these two sides will get back to talking and figuring out a way to mend this relationship — preferably, a way that involves its complete dissolution.

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard and Dodgers Way for 4 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast twice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for eight years. Previously, he was a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.