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Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2021
2020 Stats
AVG
.304
HR
6
RBI
21
R
31
SB
1
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
Take the name away and you might turn your nose up at Goldschmidt's 2020 batted-ball numbers; he was within 10 percentage points of league average in terms of exit velocity and hard-hit rate, per Statcast. However, Goldschmidt made more consistent contact, trimming his strikeout rate nearly six percentage points to a career-low 18.6%, and drew a ton of walks to finish among the league leaders in OBP (.417). The over-the-fence power is by no means gone, but the home park in St. Louis hurts his power production and the bat does seems to be slowing down some as Goldschmidt pushes into his mid-30s. His xwOBA on contact has been in steady decline and dipped to .411 last season, down from .487 in 2018. Further, the running game appears to be a thing of the past, which puts pressure on a high batting average and counting stats to carry his rotisserie value. Read Past Outlooks

Bone spur removed from elbow
Goldschmidt underwent a procedure to remove a bone spur from his right elbow after the end of the season, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear how long the 33-year-old had been battling the issue, but he waited until the Cardinals were eliminated before undergoing surgery. Goldschmidt finished the shortened campaign with a .304/.417/.466 slash line, six homers, 13 doubles, 31 runs and 21 RBI while playing all 58 games. President John Mozeliak didn't offer a specific recovery timeline, but the veteran slugger shouldn't have any issues being ready for the start of spring training in February.
It's unclear how long the 33-year-old had been battling the issue, but he waited until the Cardinals were eliminated before undergoing surgery. Goldschmidt finished the shortened campaign with a .304/.417/.466 slash line, six homers, 13 doubles, 31 runs and 21 RBI while playing all 58 games. President John Mozeliak didn't offer a specific recovery timeline, but the veteran slugger shouldn't have any issues being ready for the start of spring training in February.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2018
+14%
OPS vs LHP
2020
+16%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .971 | 368 | 22 | 56 | .283 | ||||
Since 2018vs Right | .850 | 1217 | 51 | 143 | .278 | ||||
2020vs Left | 1.031 | 37 | 2 | 6 | .286 | ||||
2020vs Right | .886 | 179 | 4 | 13 | .313 | ||||
2019vs Left | .961 | 127 | 9 | 24 | .269 | ||||
2019vs Right | .791 | 553 | 25 | 73 | .258 | ||||
2018vs Left | .966 | 204 | 11 | 26 | .291 | ||||
2018vs Right | .904 | 485 | 22 | 57 | .290 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2018
+12%
OPS on Road
2020
+2%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2018Home | .820 | 788 | 33 | 93 | .260 | ||||
Since 2018Away | .922 | 807 | 40 | 107 | .294 | ||||
2020Home | .879 | 108 | 4 | 9 | .276 | ||||
2020Away | .865 | 118 | 2 | 11 | .310 | ||||
2019Home | .837 | 338 | 17 | 52 | .277 | ||||
2019Away | .805 | 342 | 17 | 45 | .241 | ||||
2018Home | .782 | 342 | 12 | 32 | .238 | ||||
2018Away | 1.053 | 347 | 21 | 51 | .339 | ||||
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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
0.86BB Rate
16.1%K Rate
18.7%BABIP
.364ISO
.162AVG
.304OBP
.417SLG
.466OPS
.883wOBA
.387Exit Velocity
81.7 mphHard Hit Rate
27.5%Barrels/PA
7.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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Goldschmidt's first season with the Cardinals was the worst of his career since his rookie campaign. The change in venue from Chase Field to Busch Stadium accounts for a lot of the discrepancy, but not all of it. Statcast data shows Goldschmidt's average exit velocity and hard-hit rate dropped for the second straight season along with his xBA, xSLG and xwOBA. It wasn't much, but since he's on the other side of 30 years old, it's worth noting. Another area of concern is Goldschmidt's patience has declined four years in a row. Finally, while the veteran slugger launched over 30 homers for the third straight season, his extra-base hits dropped precipitously, suggesting Goldschmidt was aided by the reduced-drag ball. Putting it together, there are signs of decline, but the slope is gentle. If the market overreacts to last season's slide, don't hesitate to invest.
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Homers in Game 1
Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's victory in Game 1 of the Wild Card Round against the Padres.
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Goes 3-for-4 in win
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and a run scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Brewers.
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Plates two in loss
Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a walk during the Cardinal's 18-3 loss to the Brewers on Tuesday.
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Goes yard in win
Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Reds.
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Clubs fifth homer
Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored during a 12-2 win over the Tigers in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader.
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