There's a chance that baseball fans in Arizona will get to break out their old Paul Goldschmidt uniforms once again.
The Nolan Arenado trade on Tuesday, in which the Diamondbacks got the veteran third baseman from the St. Louis Cardinals, signals intent. A Goldy signing would be a logical next step.
The Diamondbacks have chosen not to trade away Ketel Marte, and now they've brought a pricy veteran like Arenado aboard. This isn't a team looking to rebuild.
Goldschmidt, a free agent at 38 years old after leaving the New York Yankees, would be a logical next step.
He could, at minimum, platoon at first base with Pavin Smith.
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ESPN's David Schoenfield actually thinks that a return to the Diamondbacks could make a lot of sense for Goldschmidt, as he explained in a new article last Friday before the Arenado trade even happened.
"The Diamondbacks don't have a full-time DH, but a reunion with Goldschmidt would work," Schoenfield writes. "His overall numbers with the Yankees weren't great --.274/.328/.403, 10 HRs in 489 at-bats -- but he can still mash lefties (.336/.411/.570), which makes him the perfect platoon partner for Pavin Smith."
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Goldschmidt spent the first eight seasons of his MLB career with the Diamondbacks.
They discovered him out of Texas State University with an eighth-round pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, and with Arizona, Goldschmidt grew up into one of the best players in baseball.
Now, he's got the chance to go back, and it'd certainly be a logical move.
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