As much as I would love to see Arenado playing 3B for the Cardinals, when I read something like this, it makes me think we should stay away from him because of that $264M contract. If there’s a strike, the fans might very well leave the game again and it might be hard to get them back. Extreme contracts like his could be enough to force a mid-market team like the Cardinals into bankruptcy if the fans aren’t showing up to foot the bill. Also, if the fans aren’t showing up, Arenado might think that he would be able to collect more money by not opting out of his present contract, which would mean that the Cardinals would be stuck with the whole thing.