Arizona Diamondbacks rumors: Landing Spots For Goldschmidt

Houston Astros

There’s no indication that the Houston Astros are looking to add a first baseman. However, given that the organization ranked 20th in DRS at first base, and are dead smack in the middle in OPS, the prospect of adding Goldschmidt to the mix would solidify the Astros as the best team in MLB.

What’s more, the Astros have the best pitching system in all of MLB. According to WTTS, In 2018 the Astros minor league system led in all minor league levels in strikeouts. They also led all minor league levels, except AAA, in ERA. The D’Backs could ask for a combination of minor league starting pitchers in return for Goldschmidt.

While this is unlikely to happen, the prospect of it sure is scary.

New York Yankees

It seems this offseason that any time a player is made available, the Yankees could be in the mix. Over the last few seasons, the Yankees primary mission was to get below the luxury threshold for the 2018 season free agent class.

Since there’s a log jam in the outfield, the possibility that the Yankees would sign Harper seems out of the question. Also, given that Miguel Andujar has proven to be a valuable player over at third – at least offensively – and Didi Gregorious has become one of the faces of the Yankee franchise, the chances of the Yankees obtaining Machado also seems unlikely.

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Enter Paul Goldschmidt.

First base has been somewhat of a question mark since Mark Teixeira hung up his cleats in 2016. Greg Bird has proven to be injury prone, and while Luke Voit was a saving grace for the organization, there is some skepticism over Voit being the real deal. With the Yankees obtaining James Paxton to bolster their starting rotation, there’s plenty of money to dole out to MLB’s best first baseman.

Adding the first baseman would also make it highly possible to obtain, former teammate, Patrick Corbin, who seems to be high on the Yankee to-do list.

Sure, this move is unlikely to happen, but a kid from New York can hope.

Ultimately, where Goldschmidt will go is anybodies guess. If you ask me, he’s staying put. It just doesn’t make sense for the Arizona Diamondbacks to rebuild just yet.