Paul Goldschmidt fall

[Trov]

Many fans here wanted the Twins to go after Goldschmidt, and the Twins did not at all.  It may have been budget or it may have been ability.  Twins signed France and he has been average overall.  Not going to compare contracts at all, but Goldschmidt signed a bigger deal to play for the Yankees.  When Yankees were crushing the first 2 months he looked the the Goldschmidt of years past, not the one St. Louis dumped. Looking like the former MVP guy fans were upset we did not try to make a bid for him.

However, June hit and Goldschmidt became a huge negative.  He slashed .143/.226/.238 for OPS of .464 and OPS+ of 31.  It is possible he evens out and does the rest of the  year similar to what he did last year, or he just continues to be an almost automatic out for Yankees and gets the DFA.  He is still putting up big numbers against lefties, so a platoon may be in order for him, and for some reason he cannot hit at Yankee stadium compared to all road games.  

I am glad to see the Yankees do terrible in June, just like they did last year.  I hope they continue to do terrible.  I do not wish Goldschmidt any ill will, but it looks like he may be finally cooked as a MLB player, or just a terrible run.  My guess he gets platooned the rest of the year. 

[LambchoP]

I wanted Twins to get a real first baseman. Was hoping for Walker, Goldschmidt. Maybe Casas or Diaz from Tampa. France was ok early on but should be traded at the deadline if we can get some kind of return for him. Here we are again, needing an everyday first baseman. They should either train Lewis to be the first baseman next year, maybe with Julien as backup, or they need to sign someone for more than a one year stopgap contract.