MAILBAG, PART 1: The Arenado non-trade, "reset" check-in, bad baseball movies, books, and more

Readers have questions, writer has answers -- some of them possibly even correct and vaguely illuminating

The Nolan Arenado non-trade lords over all other Cardinals considerations right now, so let’s talk briefly about that before we get into the mailbag.

The Red Sox recently agreed to terms with Alex Bregman on a three-year, $120 million free-agent pact with opt-outs after years one and two. I didn’t expect Bregman to sign for fewer than five years, so this…