Is Paul Goldschmidt past his prime?

[BC867]

Add one more. He just struck out batting second in the 1st inning. It is sad to watch.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Dback Jon]

Goldy didn't even believe it left the park...

 

[Ronin]

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What a beauty!

 

[BC867]

'Looked like the Goldy of old. Unfortunately, with two runners on base and Goldy, the tying run, at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, a foul popup.

It's sad to see a hitter finish his swing by looking straight up in the air.

 

[Phrazbit]

So, I was listening to the guys on 98.7 interview Ahmed and they were talking about this new approach to hitting the team adopted this year. Instead of trying to identify the pitch from the pitcher's hand, they're trying to look at the angle to then find a "hitting quadrant"... or something like that, that they're swinging at. It sounded like it is new to this year and that basically everyone is doing it.

If this is actually true then I hope they dump this measure ASAP.

I looked up what Ahmed was talking about and found a few articles, here is one:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...-van-scoyoc-dan-haren-dave-magadan/404893002/

If it's working few a few guys... great, keep at it. But if you're a player like Goldy, who has had a fantastic career and is currently making Mendoza giggle, or Avila, who had consistently been a good hitting catcher, and is currently making Mendoza's daughter giggle... then please guys... pretty please, go back to what works for you. There is no team sport that is more individual than baseball, not everyone needs to be on the same strategy.

 

[Dback Jon]

So basically they tried some analytics crap and ruined the team

 

[gimpy]

Sounds like i it, maybe?

 

[Ronin]

Yes, go back to what was working.

 

[Ronin]

Nightengale: ‘Pure panic’ during Goldschmidt’s approach at the plate
“Talking to scouts, they say the swing is the same. They can’t figure it out, but it certainly looks like he’s guessing,” said USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station Doug & Wolf.

“People say it’s his eyesight. Obviously the Diamondbacks have him going through eye tests and everything else. But he’s just not recognizing the pitches that he used to,” said Nightengale.

The D-backs’ offensive struggles don’t completely fall on Goldschmidt’s shoulders. The team has the worst batting average in Major League Baseball at .215 and is tied for second to last in runs scored at 209.

http://arizonasports.com/story/1545239/nightengale-goldschmidt-hitting-approach/

 

[BC867]

So, I was listening to the guys on 98.7 interview Ahmed and they were talking about this new approach to hitting the team adopted this year. Instead of trying to identify the pitch from the pitcher's hand, they're trying to look at the angle to then find a "hitting quadrant"... or something like that, that they're swinging at. It sounded like it is new to this year and that basically everyone is doing it.

If this is actually true then I hope they dump this measure ASAP.

I looked up what Ahmed was talking about and found a few articles, here is one:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...-van-scoyoc-dan-haren-dave-magadan/404893002/

If it's working few a few guys... great, keep at it. But if you're a player like Goldy, who has had a fantastic career and is currently making Mendoza giggle, or Avila, who had consistently been a good hitting catcher, and is currently making Mendoza's daughter giggle... then please guys... pretty please, go back to what works for you. There is no team sport that is more individual than baseball, not everyone needs to be on the same strategy.

Well said!

That ... and "lift". Trying to hit every pitch into the air (which results in popups and strikeouts). D-backs hitters have been averaging nine or ten strikeouts per game. Pitchers are supposed to do that.

 

[unseenaz]

can i change my vote to yes to OP's question?

 

[Ronin]

Paul Goldschmidt's Struggles A Mystery To The Arizona Diamondbacks
If Paul Goldschmidt is full of anguish about how the first two months of his 2018 season have gone at the plate, he’s not wearing it on the outside. But the Arizona Diamondbacks five-time All-Star first baseman has to be churning on the inside.

"It’s part of the game,” he said the other day when asked how he was mentally dealing with his on-going offensive woes. “It’s more fun when you’re getting hits. It’s a game of failure and everyone goes through times when that don’t do as well as they like. It’s just part of it.”

But not this big a part of it: Through his first 55 games, he’s batting .209 with seven homers and 19 RBIs.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrym...ery-to-the-arizona-diamondbacks/#1a7140c6680a

 

[UncleChris]

Paul isn't exactly lighting it up. Hitting .182 in June.

 

[Ronin]

Pure speculation
https://bosoxinjection.com/2018/06/04/red-sox-trade-overture-paul-goldschmidt/

 

[unseenaz]

Pure speculation
https://bosoxinjection.com/2018/06/04/red-sox-trade-overture-paul-goldschmidt/

they want to trade mitch moreland for goldy? lol

 

[Ronin]

they want to trade mitch moreland for goldy? lol

Yeah, the article mentions adding a MLB ready player or a prospect to sweeten the deal.lol

 

[Dback Jon]

Yeah, the article mentions adding a MLB ready player or a prospect to sweeten the deal.lol

JD Martinez. We will even throw in Kris Medlin to sweeten the deal

 

[Ronin]

One of the most confounding storylines of the 2018 MLB season — and not just the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2018 season — has been the play of first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

The 30-year-old is a five-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner, but his batting average (.210), on-base percentage (.328) and slugging percentage (.395) are all on pace for career lows by a sizable margin.

ESPN’s Keith Law and Tim Kurkjian discussed the slumping Goldschmidt Monday on the Baseball Tonight podcast.


“It’s a really confusing story,” Kurkjian said.

http://arizonasports.com/story/1550...n-discuss-demise-of-d-backs-paul-goldschmidt/

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt: Ties season high with three hits
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a double Tuesday in the Diamondbacks' 3-2 win over the Giants.

The three knocks tied Goldschmidt's season high and give the first baseman multi-hit performances in three of his last 10 appearances. He's slashing .308/.386/.564 over that stretch while striking out in 22.7 percent of his plate appearances, more than seven points lower than his season rate. It amounts to progress for Goldschmidt amid a down season, but it's still fairly troubling that the 30-year-old has delivered the bulk of his production on the road rather than at Chase Field. Likely due in some part to the humidor that was installed in Arizona this spring, Goldschmidt is hitting just .169/.326/.274 at home for the campaign.

 

[BC867]

Likely due in some part to the humidor that was installed in Arizona this spring, Goldschmidt is hitting just .169/.326/.274 at home for the campaign.

The humidor in the desert (with its typical low humidities of 10% of so) only brings it up to what it is on the road. Probably less than the natural 90% of the East Coast or midwest.

If the D-backs think that is an excuse, they need group counseling.

 

[DWKB]

Dates                  Games   PA     AVG    OBP    SLG
---------------------------------------------------------
Mar 29th - April 26th  24      105   .279   .410   .547

April 27th - May 22nd  24       98   .116   .224   .163

May 23rd - June 5th    11       48   .310   .396   .619

 

[AZ Native]

That stat you posted for Goldy from April 27th - May 22nd is so bad. What causes someone to forget how to hit for a month?

 

[BC867]

Dates                  Games   PA     AVG    OBP    SLG
---------------------------------------------------------
Mar 29th - April 26th  24      105   .279   .410   .547

April 27th - May 22nd  24       98   .116   .224   .163

May 23rd - June 5th    11       48   .310   .396   .619

Paul Goldschmidt is counted on to hit in the 3-4 spots in the batting order and drive in runs.

Based on 500 official at-bats in a season, his projected RBI total during the last 7 games projects to 68 for a full season. If he reaches 500 official at-bats.

His projected total based on his past 15 games is 67 (no change). His projected total based on his past 30 games is 41. Pathetic!

Last 7 games or last 15 games or last 30 games, he is no longer a middle-of-the-order hitter.

Other than last night vs. a lefty when he batted third, where has he been hitting? Second.

This fact supports the conclusion that he is no longer a middle-of-the-order hitter, no matter how you look at it.

It's sad for Goldy. It's sad for the team. It's sad for the fans. At the age of 30, Goldy as a run producer is declining. Especially with runners on base. I believe that all of his recent "surge" in home runs have been with the bases empty.

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