Nolan Arenado Trade: Rockies Fans Lash out at Jeff Bridich

Friday evening, news surfaced that the Colorado Rockies are sending star player Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals in a significant cash deal involving some players and $50 million in cash. The five-time All-Star will now bolster a talented Cardinals roster while the Rockies will strive to find other ways to remain competitive in the National League West. The news created excitement among Cardinals fans, but several supporters of the Rockies expressed considerable anger about general manager Jeff Bridich.

When the news of the trade broke on Twitter, many members of the Rockies fanbase directed angry comments toward Bridich. Several proclaimed that he is the worst executive in the league and needs to lose his job immediately. Others said that the front office is a joke and that Bridich will willingly trade away any player on the roster in exchange for nothing more than a sandwich.

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“Remember when the Rockies capitalized on a great core in the Jeff Bridich era? Me neither, pass the f—ing bottle,” another fan commented on social media. There were several expressing sadness about the trade while others made angry comments about the GM. One even added “FireBridich” to their username.

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“Congrats to the Rockies for being such a butt-stupid organization that they have to give St. Louis $50 million in order to trade the best player they’ve ever developed,” one person added on Twitter. This user continued and said that other GMs should call Bridich every hour with ridiculous trade proposals.

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“Lifetime CO native here. Supported the team through good times and bad. Even paid for tickets to the 2007 WS sweep. Today, it’s all over. Sending one of the best to dawn a uniform, and $50MM… management of this team is incompetent. Good on you Arenado. Bye [Rockies]” one angry fan tweeted on Saturday. 

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“And yet [Charlie] Monfort will continue to employ him. Ownership failure at the highest level,” one fan wrote in response to the surprising trade. Another said that they want to see Coors Field “sit empty for a decade” after Bridich traded Arenado to the Cardinals.

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“Jeff Bridich & Nolan Arenado = Jack Easterby & Deshaun Watson,” one fan commented. There were several people expressing anger about the stunning MLB trade, but others saw a fitting comparison. They viewed the situation as similar to the one involving the Houston Texans and star quarterback Deshaun Watson, who requested a trade after several surprising decisions by the front office. 

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“A very common response to the Arenado trade news on Friday was that the fans no longer wanted to watch games. They declared that they would only tune in after the Rockies fire Bridich. Until this change in the front office occurs, these fans will not pay attention to the team or the action at Coors Field.

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“Not often you let a Hall of Famer go in the prime of his career. And you have to send 50-milllion with him. I’m shook,” one Rockies fan commented on Twitter after hearing about the trade. Others said that they are upset about the move but are not surprised. They declared that Bridich makes decisions based on a Magic 8 Ball.