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,