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This potential move for the Chicago Cubs would be absolutely wild.

Following a string of four consecutive failures to qualify for the postseason, the Chicago Cubs are getting ready for an offseason in which they may be need to make some significant adjustments in order to get back to being a contender.

Both the ownership and Jed Hoyer are fully aware of the fact that the product that they have put out onto the field over the course of the most of the last decade has simply not been of sufficient quality. As seen by the two teams that are currently competing in the World Series, the top clubs in baseball spend and acquire players whenever they have the opportunity to do so. Hoyer can comment as much as he wants on the fact that the team needs to obtain better production from what is already in the clubhouse, and he is not wrong.

Although it is wonderful to dream, nobody is going to tell Chicago that they have to go out and sign Juan Soto for $700 million. However, Hoyer should not be hesitant to spend some money in order to bring in better ball players and upgrade positions throughout the diamond. The first base position is one of the potential areas in which the club may improve, and they could do so at the risk of dealing a severe blow to their most feared competitor. According to Erik Beaston of Bleacher Report, the Cubs are a team that Paul Goldschmidt, the renowned first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals and the National League Most Valuable Player in 2022, should keep an eye on.

“One such team is the rival Chicago Cubs, who will look to improve at first base, where Michael Busch had similar stats but lacks the veteran leadership and experience that Goldschmidt would bring to the organization,” Beaston stated in his article.

Goldschmidt may not be the same player he used to be at the age of 37, with numbers that have started to decrease over the course of the past two seasons; but, even in the worst case scenario on a shorter term deal, he is still highly strong and has a ceiling that is far higher than Busch’s. The fact that Goldschmidt had the best season of his lengthy and illustrious career just two years ago, when he was 35 years old, is not insignificant. This is a significant statement for a player who has been selected as an All-Star seven times and has been in the top 10 of MVP voting six times.

Goldschmidt’s market value is now estimated by Spotrac to be a one-year agreement at $12.3 million. Although he might potentially go for a higher price, it is nearly certain that the deal will be a short-term one that comes with very little risk. Taking the face of the franchise for your most vehement competitor while also upgrading your own roster ought to be sufficient motivation for the Chicago to at the very least make an offer as a competitive alternative.