Readers' Thread: A Concern With Goldy?

SSTN Admin
3 days ago
1 min read

April 27, 2025

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Paul Goldschmidt is off to an amazing start... He is batting .364. That's the good news.

The bad news is that he's not hitting for power. Goldy has 36 hits. 28 of those hits are singles. He has just 7 doubles, 0 triples, and 1 home run.

Should fans be concerned that Goldschmidt isn't hitting for power or will he be a valuable player even if he slides a bit and bats around .310 for the season with the same power?

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12 Comments

etbkarate

2 days ago

No concerns. He plays excellent D, is essentially a coach on the field, and is hittiing well. Power will come. Hes a big strong guy.

Philip Cashier

2 days ago

156 wRC+ ......who cares about the HRs............But please DON'T sign him to a long-term extension.

fantasyfb3313

2 days ago

Replying to

there will be no Vlad next year. would we go after Alonso? I dont think he will keep this up all year. there will very likely be a regression at some point, but even if he does keep it up, can he come close to it again?

gotta figure we go big after Tucker. if we get him that could put Belli at 1b for next year, at least some of the time. Rice will still be around. will that be enough at 1b for next year?

I would be shocked if the Yanks would look at anything more than a year, but perhaps there will be a team willing to go at least 2 years for Goldy?

Robert Malchman

2 days ago

Do the Yankees need Goldschmidt to hit more home runs? ABSOLUTELY!!! It's not like they have four other guys on pace to hit 35+ home runs, ammirite?

Robert Malchman

2 days ago

Replying to

There's gold in them there fools!

fuster

3 days ago

the Yankees lead the AL in runs scored/gm

in BA, OBP, Slugging

and, of course, OPS

the team also leads the AL in the number of HRs with 41 of them in 26 games

even though Goldschmidt and Bellinger and Dominguez have combined for only 5.

a wise man might opine that Goldschmidt's lack of HRs is evidence that he sucks,

and his BA proves nothing other than he sucks a little less than the rest of the American League,

bu we poor and immiserate Yankee fans must take whatever scant scraps of comfort are available.

yankeerudy

3 days ago

Who would complain about .364?

fantasyfb3313

2 days ago

Replying to

well, there are literally people who are complaining that Judge has only 7 HR, so people will complain about basically anything

BTW, Judge is leading all of baseball in slugging. i guess I have not looked this morning since Suarez had the game of his life

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