Tall Tales of Paul Goldschmidt

[AZ Native]

On the bright side, Goldy has faced Lincecum 13 times and has 4 home runs.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

He hit .313 in May. Not an issue.

 

[AZ Native]

Another HR today. Hopes he continues this way.

 

[TJ]

He hit .313 in May. Not an issue.

I'm thinking he will be the type of ball player like Mark Texiera who's ice cold in April and gets in rhythm by mid-to-late May. Early on, he was swinging at some really bad pitches.

He should still hit 25+ HRs this season.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I'm thinking he will be the type of ball player like Mark Texiera who's ice cold in April and gets in rhythm by mid-to-late May. Early on, he was swinging at some really bad pitches.

He should still hit 25+ HRs this season.

I like that analogy. The think I like most about Goldy is that you can see him actually learning. As you said, he started this year looking lost at the plate and swinging at some very bad pitches. For virtually the entire month of May, as well as the first 2 games in June, his at-bats have all been high quality, where he looks totally zoned in...
The only thing I see that is still a glaring weakness is his ability to properly identify a curve ball in the zone. He's great a laying off a curve when it's off the plate. However, he still struggles when a pitcher throws a quality curve for a strike. That will come though...

 

[thirty-two]

17 game hitting streak - nice!!!

 

[Dback Jon]

17 game hitting streak - nice!!!

Very nice!!

 

[82CardsGrad]