Louis Cardinals Logan Morrison Jersey , Paul Goldschmidt is not thinking beyond the 2019 season.The six-time All-Star was acquired from Arizona this week and will earn $14.5 million in the final season of a seven-year deal that will pay $46 million, including a $1 million assignment bonus for the trade. If he doesn’t sign a new contract, he would be among the top free agents next offseason.“Try not to have any distractions, so anything like that won’t be on my mind,” Goldschmidt said at his introductory news conference Friday. “I think the biggest thing is I’m excited to be here, excited to be part of this team and organization and just focused on getting ready for spring training and opening day and the season and trying to help us win.”St. Louis has a history of acquiring sluggers and signing them to long-term contracts, such as Mark McGwire and Matt Holliday.“It’s always hard to pencil out these types of deals when you only have one year of control,” president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said. “When you think about where the Cardinals are, I’ve always sort of been one of those types of people who thinks about the bigger picture. This was a different type of deal for us. It was clearly about trying to position the 2019 team to be more competitive.Goldschmidt did not rule out any contract talks with the Cardinals, saying his longtime preference has been to “keep anything private.”St. Louis sent pitcher Luke Weaver, catcher Carson Kelly Orlando Arcia Jersey , minor league infielder Andy Young and a 2019 draft pick to Arizona on Wednesday for Goldschmidt.“The Cardinals have had some impressive first basemen over the years,” Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said, citing Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Bill White, Orlando Cepeda, Mark McGwire, Keith Hernandez, Albert Pujols and Matt Carpenter.“Paul is a perfect fit for our club,” DeWitt added. “Last year, we won 88 games. Had a wonderful second half — struggled in the first half and were so close to the playoffs Jonathan Villar Jersey , We felt like an additional impact player could put us over the top.”St. Louis has missed the playoffs in three straight years for the first time since 1997-99.“We couldn’t find anything negative on him. Nothing,” Mozeliak said. “He loves baseball. Loves to play the game, plays it right. And when you think about the St. Louis Cardinals, he just sounds like the perfect fit.”Goldschmidt will switch to No. 46; Cardinals reliever Luke Gregerson has the No. 44 Goldschmidt wore with the Diamondbacks.“This was the closest to 44 that wasn’t taken. I didn’t want to take anyone’s number,” Goldschmidt said. “Honestly, I got 44 just because it was hanging in my locker. I never made any requests for a number. Just figured I’d keep something close to it.”Goldschmidt was excited to join a team that was second in the NL and third in the major leagues in attendance, one with a ballpark usually buzzing with fans.“I don’t know a player in baseball that doesn’t want to play here,” he said. “There’s certain organizations that are just known for greatness and this is one of them. I loved Arizona. It’s been home for me. It’s the only organization I ever knew and I loved everything about them. From the top, ownership, all the way down to all of the coaches, to the employees http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , the people that took care of the family, who took care of my kids, it was amazing.”Carpenter will move across the diamond to third base. Mozeliak said it was “probable” that the Cardinals starting eight position players already are on the roster and the team will focus on more left-handed relief pitching and a left-handed bat. Dane Dunning slid into No. 6 on the list. Now, who is the seventh-best prospect in the White Sox system?"WhiteFanposts FanpostsFanshotsSections AnalysisGame RecapsGamethreadsMinorsOffbeatFull ArchiveExclusives South Side Sox Hall of FameCard of the MonthDeep DiveDigitsFlashbackFranchise FactsKnow Your EnemyMost Essential White SoxRace to the BottomSix Pack of StatsSouth Side SnapSouth Side StumperSSS Literary SupplementSuper Stats PackThe Game I’ll Never ForgetTwitterpatingUnder the RadarView From the Other SideWhite Sox on SB Nation HomeStoriesScheduleRosterStatsWhite Sox on Yahoo! HomeDepth ChartTransactionsMasthead MastheadMeet the Players!Links White Sox Web LinksSouth Side Sox standardsCommunity GuidelinesOdds Shop StubHub 鉁昗hite Sox MinorsWhite Sox Prospects2019 South Side Sox Prospect Vote2019 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 7New,9commentsDane Dunning slid into No. 6 on the list. Now, who is the seventh-best prospect in the White Sox system?CSTShareTweetShareShare2019 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 7Steady growth: Dunning’s unmistakable specs, and unrelenting badassery, landed him at No. 6Kim Contreras (@As_Cu)/South Side SoxIn order to get as many names as possible on the ballot, we’re going to run a list of 25 players out for each round, with combined 2018 stats to help you out in your decision-making process. By starting this fan vote series and the list of Top 100 Prospects simultaneously, by the time the SSS staff list has counted up from 100 to 50 Jhoulys Chacin Jersey , this SSS poll vote will have counted down from 1 to 50. We’ll meet in the middle, with the SSS poll vote factoring in the order of our final 50 prospects.Here’s how last year’s prospect vote wrangled out — all 42 picks. Also, here’s an archive of every article in the 2018 series.A final note: All copy below the poll, unless otherwise noted, comes from wsm’s Deep Dive series. Credit due. YOTH is just running the numbers.Sound cool? Now, get voting!Voting results for Round 6Dane Dunning got the win in Round 6, with 51.9% (191 of 368 votes). A year ago, Dunning also finished sixth in our poll.South Side Sox Top White Sox Prospects for 20192019 right-handed starting pitcher results