Goldy getting his props...

[82CardsGrad]

Couldn't agree more with these comments!


Arizona's Goldschmidt proving to be a fast learner
By The Sports Xchange | The SportsXchange

Remember when scouts said Paul Goldschmidt had a "slow" bat?

The only things slow these days is his national recognition. Goldschmidt has 34 doubles and 16 home runs in his first full season as the Arizona Diamondbacks' first baseman, and he has developed into the cleanup hitter and a driving force in their offense.


His 34 doubles are third in the majors at his position behind Cincinnati's Joey Votto and Boston's Adrian Gonzalez, and his 61 RBI are third in the National League. Goldschmidt and Kansas City's Eric Hosmer are the only first basemen with double-digit stolen bases. Each has 11. Votto and Goldschmidt are 1-2 in the NL in batting average and OPS, and a case could have been made that Goldschmidt deserved an All-Star berth although he would not push his candidacy himself.


Goldcshmidt showed several sides of his game Sunday. His two-out, two-run double off Washington left-hander Ross Detwiler in the third inning gave the D-backs a 3-0 cushion in a 7-4 victory, completing a stretch of 30 games in 31 days before a travel day to St. Louis on Monday. Goldschmidt is hitting .380 with 17 doubles and 10 homers in 121 at-bats against lefties this season.

More here: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/arizonas-goldschmidt-proving-fast-learner-203106979--mlb.html

 

[BC867]

And he is an even tempered kid, even when he was going through his batting slump. You can't help but like and respect him as a young ballplayer.

I am sure the infielders appreciate how a throw in the dirt is just about an automatic out at 1B and are not afraid to take chances on throws.

Ironically, the rare exception was in our last game when doing so would have meant colliding with the runner and Goldy is smart enough to know a collision putting him on the DL, costing us our cleanup hitter, would have been foolish. 'Too bad CY didn't consider that when his collision with the outfield wall cost us our hottest hitter to start the season.

Here is article from two days ago about how Godly spends a lot of time in the clubhouse analyzing detailed videos of the team the D'backs are about to face.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/dia...rizona-diamondbacks-end-nationals-streak.html