On February 26th, 2019, the Colorado Rockies and All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado came to terms on an eight-year, $260 million contract extension that would buy out his final year of arbitration and keep him in purple through at least the 2026 season.

The St. Louis Cardinals completed a trade in 2021 that would alter the course of two franchises. In a stunning blockbuster deal with the Colorado Rockies, the Cardinals picked up Nolan Arenado.

The ghosts of Nolan Arenado are almost gone. Almost. When the Rockies released left-handed starter Austin Gomber on Friday, the club severed ties with the last remaining player acquired in the infamous 2021 trade that sent the disenchanted Arenado — and $51 million — to the Cardinals.