Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals are close on a 5 year, $110 million extension, per Ken Rosenthal on Twitter. Goldschmidt, 31, is in the final year of a 6 year, $44.55 million deal he signed while with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and but for an extension would hit the free agent market this offseason.
The Cardinals acquired Goldschmidt from the Diamondbacks in the offseason in exchange for Luke Weaver, Carson Kelly, Andy Young and a competitive balance draft pick. Goldschmidt has been one of the top first basemen majors since his breakout 2013 campaign, and has a career .