The plan for a youth movement to take root in St. Louis included letting 1B Paul Goldschmidt walk as a free agent and attempting to trade 3B Nolan Arenado with three years and $74 million left on his contract.

The Yankees signed first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year, $12.5 million contract this offseason. Goldschmidt spent the past six season with the Cardinals, including an MVP

First camp hurdle overcome. Arenado returns to a team which sought to trade him as part of a winter strategy centered around cutting costs and providing opportunities to younger players. They accomplished some of the former by allowing veterans Paul Goldschmidt,

The St. Louis Cardinals may regret their failure to trade Nolan Arenado, but an even greater misstep looms over John Mozeliak at spring training.

Cardinals' Nolan Arenado shut down trade rumors and showcase talk during a spring training game vs. the Yankees.

The St. Louis Cardinals haven't altered their big-league roster much this offseason other than moving on from several former fan favorites. For instance, right-