Bud Black has heard the trade rumors surrounding Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story, but he isn't buying into them.

"My expectation is that they'll be with us come Opening Day," the Colorado Rockies manager said.

Arenado is scheduled to make $35 million in 2021 as part of a $260 million, eight-year contract he signed with the Rockies in 2019.

"It's great for baseball to talk about players and talk about trades and talk about movement, talk about free agency," Black said. "That's good for the game. It's great for the game to have that out there and baseball be in the news."