Colorado Rockies: Reading between the lines of Nolan Arenado’s Sunday comments

Arenado and his teammates

Arenado did discuss that through this entire process, there have been some things out there that were not true so he felt that he needed to discuss it with his teammates to clear the air. He said that he talked with them via group text.

"“There are a lot of things I discussed with them,” Arenado said. “There were a lot of things that were thrown out there that weren’t true. … I explained it to them, and they understand.”"

What Arenado meant

He’s concerned with his teammates on the entire situation and wanted to make sure that they knew what was going on so they understand his perspective. Whether that be on if he requested a trade, trade rumors, how he felt “disrespect” from the Rockies front office.

Arenado as a voice in the Rockies plans

Arenado also discussed whether or not he should have a voice in the Rockies plans.

"“At times, I think that, but that’s not necessarily the case,” Arenado said. “And I’m OK with that. I’m not worried about being a voice. I’m more worried about being a voice to my teammates than anything else. As an organization, they’re going to do what they want to do. I don’t think I have a whole lot of say in a lot of things the organization is going to do, and that’s all right.”"

What Arenado meant

He is more worried about being a good teammate, a clubhouse guy, and his performance on the field now. “They’re going to do what they want do” is saying, like his comments regarding the Rockies front office believing that they are a 94-win team, he doesn’t agree with their sentiment at all. However, there’s not a thing that he can do about it.

If the Rockies start the season off to a great start, that’s great but that’s not what he’s expecting.