Paul Goldschmidt Extension 5yr 130million

[Dead Simmons]

LaRussa’s with Boston last year or two. Agree on trade. Took the floor over ceiling. In my opinion hit tool stays longer> votto

 

Perhaps Goldschmidt didn't want to stay in Arizona and made it known he'd leave as a free agent - so the D-Backs got what they could.

It's a head scratcher. Nats, BoSox and others would have paid more.

[OnTheBlack]

As a St. Louisan I'm of course pretty stoked about this aquisition. In recent years the team has picked up several 30+ something guys that still played well; Larry Walker, Beltran and Berkman come to mind.

 

Who can say when a guy's gonna lose it? The number of guys that continued to be effective at 33 is too long to list. But it's safe to say that Goldy will still be good THIS year.

 

What I don't get is why the D'Backs got nothing for him. I would blame LaRussa (who I will always hate) but he's lost his influence in AZ....is he even still on the payroll?

 

The trade was perfect for the Cards, no doubt about that. I'd agree AZ didn't get enough back for someone like Goldschmidt, but they did get back a really good catching prospect(not easy to come by) and Weaver was a highly regarded prospect before struggling last year as well. There may not have been a elite name in that package, but maybe the D-backs who've been pretty good at finding pitching see something in the arms they got back others don't and it's hard to put a value on a developing young MLB ready catcher.

 

I do know I wish he'd have ended up in Boston or anywhere else.