2024 Stats
AVG
.226
HR
14
RBI
38
R
48
SB
6
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
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Clubs 14th homer
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
Goldschmidt entered the contest with no hits in 12 at-bats over the previous three games and was dropped to seventh in the St. Louis batting order, the lowest he's hit in a game since the 2012 season. He broke out of his funk in the second inning, when he clubbed his 14th home run of the season to put the Cardinals on the board. However, the long ball was the only hit of the day for the veteran first baseman, who also struck out twice. Goldschmidt is currently on pace to finish with career-low marks in average (.225), on-base percentage (.287) and slugging percentage (.372), and he's also maintaining his highest strikeout rate (28.9 percent) since his rookie season.
Goldschmidt entered the contest with no hits in 12 at-bats over the previous three games and was dropped to seventh in the St. Louis batting order, the lowest he's hit in a game since the 2012 season. He broke out of his funk in the second inning, when he clubbed his 14th home run of the season to put the Cardinals on the board. However, the long ball was the only hit of the day for the veteran first baseman, who also struck out twice. Goldschmidt is currently on pace to finish with career-low marks in average (.225), on-base percentage (.287) and slugging percentage (.372), and he's also maintaining his highest strikeout rate (28.9 percent) since his rookie season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+22%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+23%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .971 | 411 | 18 | 56 | .330 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .794 | 1350 | 56 | 177 | .259 | ||||
2024vs Left | .766 | 105 | 2 | 9 | .287 | ||||
2024vs Right | .623 | 321 | 12 | 29 | .207 | ||||
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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+18%
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Since 2022Home | .884 | 859 | 42 | 131 | .285 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .789 | 902 | 32 | 102 | .267 | ||||
2024Home | .599 | 190 | 7 | 21 | .201 | ||||
2024Away | .706 | 236 | 7 | 17 | .248 | ||||
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
0.25BB Rate
7.3%K Rate
29.3%BABIP
.295ISO
.145AVG
.226OBP
.286SLG
.372OPS
.658wOBA
.292Exit Velocity
91.4 mphHard Hit Rate
39.5%Barrels/PA
6.3%Expected BA
.248Expected SLG
.445Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/secGround Ball %
42.5%Line Drive %
22.0%Fly Ball %
35.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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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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Resting during Game 1
Goldschmidt isn't in the Cardinals' lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Slugs another homer
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-4 loss to the Royals in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader.
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Goes deep Monday
Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 6-0 win over the Nationals.
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Steals bag in second straight game
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two strikeouts in Thursday's 3-2 over the Pirates.
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Nabs fifth steal
Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Pirates.
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Team performance could dictate fate
The Cardinals plan to operate as buyers at the trade deadline, but trading Goldschmidt could be on the table if the club falls further in the standings, per Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The veteran first baseman is making $26 million in the final year of his contract and would be a strong rental candidate if St. Louis falters through the back half of June and into July. Goldschmidt had a .190/.279/.255 slash line through his first 36 games of the season, but he's rebounded in his past 28 contests with a .774 OPS, though that production is still well below his usual standard.
The veteran first baseman is making $26 million in the final year of his contract and would be a strong rental candidate if St. Louis falters through the back half of June and into July. Goldschmidt had a .190/.279/.255 slash line through his first 36 games of the season, but he's rebounded in his past 28 contests with a .774 OPS, though that production is still well below his usual standard.