Patrick Corbin is now a Washington National, and many Yankee fans (including myself) are disappointed. However, there’s another name that was taken off of Brian Cashman’s offseason target list, which Yankee fans should arguably be equally crestfallen about. That name is Paul Goldschmidt, who the Diamondbacks sent to the Cardinals for Luke Weaver, Carson Kelly, Andy Young, and a compensation Round B pick in next year’s draft.
Goldschmidt doesn’t need an introduction, but in the interest of meeting my word count here’s a quick primer on his career.