Paul Goldschmidt
36-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.224
HR
7
RBI
22
R
28
SB
3
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
Accounts for lone run in loss
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Reds.
ANALYSIS
Goldschmidt has homered three times over his last two games, though it's still too early to say he's completely out of the woods for his slow start to the campaign. He's shown some encouraging signs, hitting safely in all but one of his last 14 games while going 18-for-61 (.295) in that span. The first baseman is up to seven homers, 22 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases with a .222/.297/.359 slash line over 50 contests this season. Despite his recent success, he's striking out at a 31.5 percent clip and has struck out 32 times over 21 games in May.
Goldschmidt has homered three times over his last two games, though it's still too early to say he's completely out of the woods for his slow start to the campaign. He's shown some encouraging signs, hitting safely in all but one of his last 14 games while going 18-for-61 (.295) in that span. The first baseman is up to seven homers, 22 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases with a .222/.297/.359 slash line over 50 contests this season. Despite his recent success, he's striking out at a 31.5 percent clip and has struck out 32 times over 21 games in May.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+4%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .983 | 367 | 17 | 53 | .328 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .822 | 1197 | 50 | 164 | .268 | ||||
2024vs Left | .684 | 61 | 1 | 6 | .245 | ||||
2024vs Right | .660 | 168 | 6 | 16 | .217 | ||||
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
+13%
OPS at Home
2024
+33%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .912 | 774 | 38 | 119 | .293 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .808 | 790 | 29 | 98 | .272 | ||||
2024Home | .567 | 105 | 3 | 9 | .186 | ||||
2024Away | .753 | 124 | 4 | 13 | .259 | ||||
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
0.32BB Rate
9.6%K Rate
30.1%BABIP
.302ISO
.137AVG
.224OBP
.306SLG
.361OPS
.667wOBA
.298Exit Velocity
91.2 mphHard Hit Rate
33.8%Barrels/PA
3.5%Expected BA
.238Expected SLG
.392Sprint Speed
22.5 ft/secGround Ball %
41.9%Line Drive %
22.1%Fly Ball %
36.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Possible trade candidate?
According to Russell Dorsey of Bally Sports, Goldschmidt could be traded by the Cardinals this summer if they remain out of the playoff hunt.
ANALYSIS
Goldschmidt and the Cardinals were expected to work toward an extension during the offseason, but nothing much materialized, and he's had a horrid start to the campaign with a .605 OPS through 48 contests. The 36-year-old is making $26 million in the final year of his contract, and some contending teams may be willing to take on the remaining salary if his bat picks up ahead of the trade deadline. Goldschmidt's .810 OPS last season was the lowest since his rookie year in 2011, when he totaled just 177 plate appearances.
Goldschmidt and the Cardinals were expected to work toward an extension during the offseason, but nothing much materialized, and he's had a horrid start to the campaign with a .605 OPS through 48 contests. The 36-year-old is making $26 million in the final year of his contract, and some contending teams may be willing to take on the remaining salary if his bat picks up ahead of the trade deadline. Goldschmidt's .810 OPS last season was the lowest since his rookie year in 2011, when he totaled just 177 plate appearances.
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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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Powers team with two homers
Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.
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Picks up steal Monday
Goldschmidt went 0-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 6-3 win over the Orioles.
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Homers in Wednesday's loss
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Angels.
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Logs steal Tuesday
Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Angels.
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Snaps skid with homer
Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Brewers.
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