Colorado Rockies: Comparing Nolan Arenado’s value to the other big three

The jury is still out but, after one season, the Rockies and Angels have won the big contract sweepstakes. In my opinion, the Angels are actually underpaying the 27-year-old Trout and once some of their bad contracts (i.e. Albert Pujols) come off the books, they will be able to build a roster around him.

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For the Rockies, not only did Arenado play up to his contract, they also have something the other three teams don’t have: An opt-out after the 2021 season. If the Rockies continue to struggle the next two seasons, Arenado could leave for greener pastures, freeing up a ton of payroll for Rockies. This would be a good thing for both parties.

Machado may be in the best situation since the Padres have one of the best minor league farm systems in the MLB. With a small payroll and a lot of trade pieces, the Padres could easily build a roster around the 26-year-old. As long as 2019 was just a bad season for Machado, the Padres could be a team to reckon with in the coming seasons.

I have said it before and I will say it again, in my biased opinion, Bryce Harper is the most overrated player in all of baseball. The fact that the Phillies will be paying the career .276/.385/.512 hitter almost $30 million a year until he is 38 years old is almost laughable. I dare Harper to prove me wrong, but I believe the Phillies are going to regret the day he signed on that dotted line.