After six seasons in St. Louis, Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt played his first game against the Cardinals on Wednesday in Tampa.

In addition to fielding groundballs and fielding questions about the trade talk that surrounded his winter, when Nolan Arenado arrived in Cardinals camp and held court with

St. Louis Cardinals fans were already sad to see Paul Goldschmidt go but Oli Marmol's latest story about the veteran and former MVP make it sting just a bit more.

The plan for a youth movement to take root in St. Louis included letting 1B Paul Goldschmidt walk as a free agent and attempting to trade 3B Nolan Arenado with three years and $74 million left on his contract.

There is an elephant in the clubhouse at the St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training camp and his name his Nolan Arenado. One of Arenado's former teammates, Paul Goldschmidt, is showing him support from afar during a difficult situation.

First camp hurdle overcome. Arenado returns to a team which sought to trade him as part of a winter strategy centered around cutting costs and providing opportunities to younger players. They accomplished some of the former by allowing veterans Paul Goldschmidt,

The belief from his current and former clubhouses is consistent: Paul Goldschmidt, the player and the person, is going to help the Yankees.

Paul Goldschmidt comes to the Yankees with credentials that include an MVP, Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards, and a great reputation as teammate.

The St. Louis Cardinals faced old friend Paul Goldschmidt and the New York Yankees in spring training on Wednesday, and the former MVP first baseman spoke glowingly about his old team, saying that ...