Arenado is obviously incredible but he is a complicated trade case and even more so for NY, I will take a shot at it. He is possibly the best non-Trout position player in the game (strong arguments made before last season here: https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-epistemology-of-hitting-or-what-constitutes-a-fact-about-nolan-arenado/), and he is signed through 2026 at a $32.5 AAV and a bit more in actual money. Just for contrast, NY currently has Urshela controlled through 2023 at maybe $8-10M AAV tops. Both are 28 and born in 1991, Urshela is six months younger.
Also NY isn't a good match:
"In order to part with Arenado, the Rockies likely need to obtain a controllable first baseman or center fielder."
https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-arenado-trade-possibility-rising
I think that one of the teams that doesn't get Donaldson (ATL/WAS/MIN) is the favorites for pulling off an Arenado deal, ATL especially. NY I guess could offer Andujar and Clint Frazier (Andujar has started trying 1B this winter, Clint is actually better in CF than in RF although that is the lowest possible bar), plus a pitching prospect or two and take on the full contract, but I'm not sure that makes sense from either side. Also I am still hoping for the Lindor/Urshela BFFs reunion in the Bronx by 2022 if not sooner, but that requires Gio to hold his job until then.
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Also NY isn't a good match:
"In order to part with Arenado, the Rockies likely need to obtain a controllable first baseman or center fielder."
https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-arenado-trade-possibility-rising
I think that one of the teams that doesn't get Donaldson (ATL/WAS/MIN) is the favorites for pulling off an Arenado deal, ATL especially. NY I guess could offer Andujar and Clint Frazier (Andujar has started trying 1B this winter, Clint is actually better in CF than in RF although that is the lowest possible bar), plus a pitching prospect or two and take on the full contract, but I'm not sure that makes sense from either side. Also I am still hoping for the Lindor/Urshela BFFs reunion in the Bronx by 2022 if not sooner, but that requires Gio to hold his job until then.
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