Reggie Jackson’s cell was somewhere in his locker at George M. Steinbrenner Field, and the 14-time All-Star, 11-time division winner, five-time World Series champion, two-time World Series MVP, 1973 American League MVP and first-ballot Hall of Famer had a point to make right now.
The Cardinals’ trade for Paul Goldschmidt was, in the words of the straw that stirred the drink, “the best deal of the winter, by far.”
A pregame conversation with the baseball legend before the Cardinals’ 9-5 spring training defeat of the Yankees on Wednesday took an unexpected turn.
“He’s too good,” Jackson said.