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 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.

Rockies finally admitted defeat on the Nolan Arenado trade with one brutal move Scientists simulated a new social media platform populated entirely by artificial intelligence chatbot users and found that it led to “worsened outcomes” with amplification of polarised voices.