It’s very hard to trade a superstar player and the face of the franchise, but the Diamondbacks pulled the trigger on that deal on December 5, 2018. The Dbacks traded franchise icon Paul Goldschmidt to the St. Louis Cardinals for catcher Carson Kelly, starting pitcher Luke Weaver, minor league infield prospect Andy Young, and a Competitive Balance B Pick (75th overall, Dominic Fletcher). To add insult to injury, the Cardinals extended Paul Goldschmidt for what was considered a team-friendly 5-year, $130M contract before the season started. The Diamondbacks elected to go with MLB controllable players in the deal vs.
The early returns for the Paul Goldschmidt trade have been excellent for the Arizona Diamondbacks
