The Diamondbacks have finally pulled the trigger on a Paul Goldschmidt trade, with the St. Louis Cardinals being in the mix from the get-go. This article will not focus on what the Diamondbacks will obviously lose on and off the field, but rather who comes back in that trade.
C Carson Kelly:
Jeff Mathis is now a Texas Ranger and Alex Avila is in the final year of his contract, so the team needed to find a long term solution at catcher. John Ryan Murphy still has 3 years left of control, but he’s a backup catcher who is more defensively oriented.