The Rockies draft and develop Arenado, sign him to a large contract until 2026 for $260 million, he plays one year of that contract (35 million), then they retain 35 million in salary in a trade to the Cardinals in which they get a bunch of players where only 1 is a top 100 prospect.
So they traded away $190 million in remaining salary and likely the best 3B in baseball, only to spend $182 million on Kris Bryant who is inferior in almost every way to Arenado.
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