4 years agoColorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado was traded to the Cardinals on Friday for a likely package of Austin Gomber, Luken Baker and Jhon Torres. One of the league's premier third basemen, Arenado will take his career .890 OPS to an offense that Fangraphs projected to score a meager 4.44 runs per game in 2021 before the trade. Between leaving Coors Field and failing to make a meaningful upgrade in surrounding offensive production, this trade dents Arenado's fantasy value. Still, Arenado has a strong chance at posting a batting average near .300 with an OPS comfortably above .850 once again in 2021, making him a borderline elite fantasy asset.--Sam Chinitz
Source: Ken Rosenthal