The Cardinals just landed Paul Goldschmidt and look out, NL Central

Along with 29 other teams, the Cardinals seem to be in the running to sign Bryce Harper this offseason. And on Wednesday ... they made a move. Only it wasn't for Harper, it was for some guy from Arizona named Paul?

Oh yeah, Paul Goldschmidt! That guy. One of the very best players in baseball and, at age 31, on a trajectory to become one of the best first basemen to ever play the game. Here are some key facts about the newest St. Louis slugger.
He's sneaky fast
Similar to Jeff Bagwell, Goldschmidt scoffs at the notion that first basemen should be big, slow, immovable objects on the basepaths. He's stolen 124 bases in his first eight seasons, including 32 in 2016. That's also a skill that should age fairly well, as it's not entirely about his quickness, but more his ability to read pitchers and take longer leads. His 79 percent success rate puts him at the top of his position all time.

He has three Goldy gloves
And through his age-27 season, he joined Hall of Famer Eddie Murray as the only two first basemen in history with two Gold Gloves and a home run title. He's only made 38 errors in 9,414 innings. His 49 career defensive runs saved are among the tops in the NL during that time period. He makes plays with his back to home plate:

He has the reflexes of a cat drinking coffee for nine hours:

And, of course, he can hit bombs
Look at this 470-foot shot off his new team (and the inimitable John Lackey) back in 2015:

Or all the taters the six-time All-Star has hit at Busch Stadium: