Granted, he did most of his damage early in the spring, when pitchers were still working with less than their full arsenals, but the fact prospect Nolan Arenado was even in the runnning for the Rockies' third-base job shows he made an impression. Coming into spring training, Chris Nelson seemed a slam dunk for the job after hitting .344 with an .881 OPS in the second half last year.
Nelson probably won't sustain that pace for a full season and lacks the power potential to emerge as the Rockies' long-term solution at third base. Arenado remains their future at the position, so as long as he keeps hitting for power at Triple-A Colorado Springs, like he did this spring, I have a feeling we'll see him before the All-Star break. I'm not stashing him in mixed leagues or anything, but I'm keeping him on my radar.