This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cardinals as Paul Goldschmidt Breaks Silence On Return Vs. Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals were fortunate to call Paul Goldschmidt their first baseman for years, but that isn't the case any longer.

Will Paul Goldschmidt play against his former team this weekend? We still don't know, but the first few procedural hurdles are being cleared.

Part of that equation is figuring out who should play first base, Paul Goldschmidt or Ben Rice? In years past, this would’ve never been a debate, as Goldschmidt would be the obvious answer. However, now in his age 37 season,