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  • Major League Baseball had their own D Shawn Watson, believe it or not, in Colorado's Nolan Aaron.

  • Odd, Oh, great third baseman, been in baseball for eight years, has won eight Gold Gloves.

  • All of our baseball historians say he's the best at third base since Brooks Robinson.

  • Oh, by the way, he also has led the National League in home runs three different times.

  • He is a top five player in major league baseball.

  • Homegrown kid, just like to Shawn Watson.

  • But what happened to Nolan Arenado?

  • He signed a $260 million deal, much like to Sean signed a 1 56 and the Rockies proceeded to give nothing.

  • Put nothing around him.

  • The Rockies had a handshake deal.

  • You signed this deal for 2 60.

  • Remember Harper and Machado, who Nolan is every bit as good as signed for 303 130 took a discount.

  • Get me some guys.

  • Since then, the Rockies have in fourth place finishers and back to back years.

  • They didn't do anything to help him, so he went to them and essentially said, Get me out of here.

  • He actually said he felt very disrespected by the organization.

  • In an amazing move, the team's GM, Jeff Bride, which came out publicly, chastised Aaron Otto and said, If we were in a full rebuild, you wouldn't even be here.

  • It got that nasty.

  • And so, with $199 million or so left on his deal, he was shipped to the ST Louis Cardinals over the weekend.

  • He is the MLB's version of the Shawn Watson talented top five made money.

  • Guys want me, I want to go.

  • If you're not gonna help us, be better, it's not going to get the attention of DeShaun Watson.

  • But dare I say there may be four players in the league better than to Shawn Watson?

  • It depends on how you want to stack it up.

  • Where does annual Donald fit all that sort of stuff?

  • There are not four players in major league Baseball better than Nolan era, not a.

  • It's not even close.

  • He could be top three.

  • So this is just a example of just one other athlete that is suddenly realizing his power key.

  • It's not in the NFL, it's in the MLB.

  • So won't be again as much attention.

  • But he got himself over to, ah, winner.

  • The Cardinals are a winning organization, I think.

  • Believe they won 11 World.

  • Siri's and the Rockies have never won the division title.

  • Not once under the radar, but very similar.

  • No, Erin Auto, you know, like you mentioned third baseman been there that he thought that they were going to rebuild around him.

  • They started the process but then completely did a 380 degree turn about face and decided that that's not the direction that they wanted to go in After giving him a lengthy deal.

  • He certainly landed in a I hate to see him landed in ST Louis spot, but he said landed with the ST Louis Cardinals, which the Cardinals organization, as you mentioned 11 world championships with historically, all the way back to the days of Ozzie Smith.

  • I mean, they just been great.

  • I mean, whether it was Albert Pujols or whatever they know what to do with baseball players.

  • Is this still Anheuser Busch Stadium?

  • It is Bush Stadium, the new Busch Stadium.

  • There's a newer version.

  • They still know what to do with those players in Busch Stadium.

  • Indeed, I just tried to turn myself around 380 try.

  • It found its keep spending No.

  • 338 because they're going to do it multiple times, not 1 80.

  • I wanted to make sure they keep spending.

  • Yes, because that is exactly what the Rockies decided to do when they botch this particular signing.

  • Yeah, last thing.

  • If you take a spin around their infield, this is their infield in 2013 before we get the guys Final thoughts of the big trade for the weekend This is their infield in 2013.

  • Todd Helton.

  • Amazing player it for its space.

  • D.

  • J.

  • Lo Mayhew, who is killing it for the Yankees at second.

  • Troy Tulowitzki, tremendous player in his prime, California guy at short, and Aaron Otto a third.

  • None of them are left.

  • None of them are left.

  • They all left.

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Major League Baseball had their own D Shawn Watson, believe it or not, in Colorado's Nolan Aaron.

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