Whicker: Nolan Arenado brings his own altitude

Becoming Nolan Arenado was difficult. Remaining Nolan Arenado is more so.
The only player to win five Gold Gloves in his first five major league seasons spends most offseason days at UC Irvine, telling Anteaters coaches Ben Orloff and Daniel Bibona to challenge him with hard grounders.
The 11th player to drive in 130 runs in three consecutive seasons is working with Mitch Holland and Brian Strelitz to keep his swing on a straighter plane, to combine balance with loft to find a way to slug foreve