Paul Goldschmidt
36-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.200
HR
2
RBI
9
R
9
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Goldschmidt's 2023 season was well within his range of expected outcomes, but it felt like a major letdown on the heels of his NL MVP campaign. His home-run total fell by 10 while is OPS plummeted from .981 to .810. The Cardinals finished last in the NL Central and the team's overall struggles played a part in his middling run production. The underlying numbers suggest his skills are mostly intact; Goldy still ranked in the 93rd percentile in hard-hit rate and in the 89th percentile in xwOBA. He's at the age now (36) where a lot of first basemen begin to rapidly decline, but he has never been the typical first baseman. Goldschmidt remains efficient on the basepaths as evidenced by his 11 steals in 13 attempts last season. After a spring in which he was overdrafted, Goldschmidt will likely go back to being undervalued in fantasy baseball as he's been for most of his career. Old and boring can win championships, and Goldschmidt is still a viable building block. Read Past Outlooks
Lifts second homer
Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Goldschmidt's slow start has been the cause of much consternation for St. Louis, and it's led to him batting fifth in the last two games. He's gone 3-for-7 since the drop in the order, so it looks like the change is at least having a short-term effect. The first baseman is batting a meager .195 with a .566 OPS, two homers, nine RBI and eight runs scored over 94 plate appearances. Goldschmidt's track record will give him a lot of leeway to work out of his struggles, but it's possible that the 36-year-old may be starting to feel his age as well.
Goldschmidt's slow start has been the cause of much consternation for St. Louis, and it's led to him batting fifth in the last two games. He's gone 3-for-7 since the drop in the order, so it looks like the change is at least having a short-term effect. The first baseman is batting a meager .195 with a .566 OPS, two homers, nine RBI and eight runs scored over 94 plate appearances. Goldschmidt's track record will give him a lot of leeway to work out of his struggles, but it's possible that the 36-year-old may be starting to feel his age as well.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+24%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+57%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | 1.023 | 332 | 16 | 51 | .343 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .825 | 1105 | 46 | 153 | .268 | ||||
2024vs Left | .787 | 26 | 0 | 4 | .318 | ||||
2024vs Right | .500 | 76 | 2 | 5 | .162 | ||||
2023vs Left | .826 | 170 | 5 | 18 | .295 | ||||
2023vs Right | .804 | 516 | 20 | 62 | .259 | ||||
2022vs Left | 1.327 | 136 | 11 | 29 | .411 | ||||
2022vs Right | .893 | 513 | 24 | 86 | .294 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS at Home
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+13%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .939 | 716 | 36 | 113 | .302 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .803 | 721 | 26 | 91 | .269 | ||||
2024Home | .534 | 47 | 1 | 3 | .186 | ||||
2024Away | .604 | 55 | 1 | 6 | .213 | ||||
2023Home | .857 | 350 | 13 | 43 | .278 | ||||
2023Away | .762 | 336 | 12 | 37 | .258 | ||||
2022Home | 1.092 | 319 | 22 | 67 | .347 | ||||
2022Away | .877 | 330 | 13 | 48 | .290 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Goldschmidt compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.35BB Rate
10.8%K Rate
30.4%BABIP
.281ISO
.078AVG
.200OBP
.294SLG
.278OPS
.572wOBA
.262Exit Velocity
88.1 mphHard Hit Rate
23.7%Barrels/PA
1.9%Expected BA
.231Expected SLG
.340Sprint Speed
22.9 ft/secGround Ball %
35.6%Line Drive %
27.1%Fly Ball %
37.3%Advanced Batting Stats
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Extension talks may be on hold
The Cardinals may wait until after the beginning of the regular season to start working on a contract extension with Goldschmidt, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
ANALYSIS
It previously seemed that the two sides were optimistic about reaching an agreement before Opening Day. However, both the Cardinals and Goldschmidt now would rather wait and see how the start of the season goes for St. Louis before adding another year or two onto the 36-year-old's contract. Goldschmidt slashed .268/.363/.447 with 25 homers and 80 RBI last season -- a noticeable decline from his 2022 NL MVP campaign.
It previously seemed that the two sides were optimistic about reaching an agreement before Opening Day. However, both the Cardinals and Goldschmidt now would rather wait and see how the start of the season goes for St. Louis before adding another year or two onto the 36-year-old's contract. Goldschmidt slashed .268/.363/.447 with 25 homers and 80 RBI last season -- a noticeable decline from his 2022 NL MVP campaign.
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Goldschmidt's underlying metrics were actually better in 2021, but last season he teamed up with Lady Luck to take home the National League MVP. The only skill-based metric Goldschmidt improved from the prior campaign was a return to a double-digit walk rate. His HR/FB ticked up four points despite a slight drop in fly ball average exit velocity. His .368 BABIP was its highest since 2015, despite him having the third lowest average exit velocity over that span. His .261 xBA and .482 xSLG were both his second lowest since 2015. Despite all this, everything came together, and Goldschmidt posted a 177 wRC+, the best of his career. The take-home message is expect regression, likely to a level lower than his 2021 season. Goldschmidt is still a solid fantasy producer with a high batting-average floor and plus power along with a handful of steals; just don't pay for his magical 2022 season.
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Batting fifth Sunday
Goldschmidt is starting at first base and batting fifth Sunday against the Brewers.
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Taking seat Wednesday
Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Phillies, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Struggling to get going
Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Phillies.
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Homer, three hits in loss
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Dodgers.
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Whiffing early in spring
Goldschmidt is 1-for-10 with five strikeouts and a walk over his first five Grapefruit League games.
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