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.

St. Louis Cardinals fans were already sad to see Paul Goldschmidt go but Oli Marmol's latest story about the veteran and former MVP make it sting just a bit more.

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,