Over the past weekend, the New York Yankees acquired their starting first baseman by signing Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year, $12.5 million contract. Despite a d

The deal is worth $12.5 million and comes after several weeks of the Yankees being linked to various free agent first basemen, including Christian Walker (who signed a three-year deal with the Astros) and Pete Alonso, the New York Mets' free agent who remains unsigned.

The New York Yankees tried and failed to re-sign Juan Soto, who instead, inked a 16-year, $765 million contract with the rival New York Mets across town. There, Soto will pair with Francisco Lindor and perhaps even Pete Alonso (assuming he stays in Queens) in hopes of winning the organization's first World Series since the 1980's.