Paul Goldschmidt Has To Be The Top NL MVP Candidate Thus Far

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Saturday, June.08, 2013

Paul Goldschmidt is pistol hot in the last 7 days. He has even had 2 Grand Slams and a 3 run Decisive HR those contests. His 3 Slash Line is .345/.425/1.148- with3 Taters and 16 RBI. The 25 Year Old big man from Wilmington, Delaware, also added DBacks are leading the NL West and Goldschmidt is a bonafide early NL MVP candidate thus far. He is hitting .336 for the season with 15 HRs (3rd in AL) and an NL leading 57 RBI.

Paul Goldschmidt is pistol hot in the last 7 days. He has even had 2 Grand Slams and a 3 run Decisive HR in those contests. His 3 Slash Line is .345/.425/1.148 – with 3 Taters and 16 RBI in June. The 25 Year Old big man from Wilmington, Delaware, also has at least 1 RBI in 7 straight games. The DBacks are leading the NL West and Goldschmidt is a bonafide early NL MVP candidate thus far. He is hitting .332 for the season – with 15 HRs (3rd in NL) and an NL leading 57 RBI.

By Chris Lacey (Featured Baseball Columnist) Follow @aecanada12

Nobody better come within 10 feet of Arizona Diamondbacks 1st Baseman Paul Goldschmidt because he is on complete fire. In the last weeks

With apologies to the slugging duo of Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies, or Reds teammates Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto, based on the last week of play – Goldchmidt has cruised to the best player in the National League so far in 2013.

What is even better is that he is doing this act solo. Sure he is being helped by Gerardo Parra, Didi Gregorius, and a cast of other Diamonbacks players, but for the most part, the 25 Year Old is carrying the Arizona club to 1st place in the NL West

There is one thing that all successful baseball teams have in common, and that is they have one player in their line up that strikes fear into the heart of opposing teams.

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Goldschmidts Last 7 Games

	Tm		Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
Jun 1	ARI	@	CHC	W,12-4	6	5	3	2	0	1	4	1	3
Jun 2	ARI	@	CHC	W,8-4	5	3	3	2	0	0	1	2	0
Jun 3	ARI	@	STL	L,1-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Jun 4	ARI	@	STL	W,7-6	7	6	1	3	2	0	2	1	1
Jun 5	ARI	@	STL	W,10-3	5	5	1	2	0	1	4	0	2
Jun 6	ARI	@	STL	L,8-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jun 7	ARI		SFG	W,3-1	4	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	1
	ARI				259	223	43	74	17	15	57	31	56

When you think of players that can do this, the first couple of names that comes to mind are Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers and Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds.

The reason they are so dangerous is that opposing pitchers have to be perfect with every pitch that is thrown to them. They make one mistake, and that could mean the difference between winning and losing a game.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have that player in first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. The one thing that he showed in his career in the minors was that he could hit for power, as indicated by his 83 HRs through three seasons in the Diamondbacks farm system.

The one concern as with most young players that show the ability to drive the ball is their propensity to strikeout. Goldschmidt did strikeout 130 times last season, and that was expected with opposing pitchers learning how to attack him.

The thing that separates good players from great players is that they learn to adjust. He has made the giant leap from a player that has potential, to someone that can be a perennial All-Star and MVP candidate for years to come.

The one area where his game has improved is his pitch recognition at the plate. The thing that sets him apart from other power hitters in baseball is his willingness to take pitches and draw walks. Another quality he possesses is that he takes what the opposing pitcher will give him, and does not try to do too much.

Arizona has had to deal with numerous injuries to key players this season, and other players have started off slow for them. The one constant is the performance of Goldschmidt this season, as indicated by his .332/.411/1.021 triple-slash. He performs even better when there are runners in scoring position, with a .439/.478/1.407 triple-slash.

Goldschmidt had really started this last year as his last 365 day lines indicate. He is .302/.378/.903 – with 27 HRs and 116 RBI in his last 156 Games Played. You add in the fact he has swiped 21 Bags, and you are looking at a 5 tool First Baseman with serious power. In his last 32 GP, you can see he is out of this world, with 10 HRs, 11 Doubles and he has knocked in 39 RBI. This is all done without Justin Upton on the team anymore. The Diamondbacks are 35 – 26 in the NL West, good for a 2.5 Games lead on the Colorado Rockies – and a 3.5 Games lead on the San Francisco Giants. They continue a 3 game series at home versus SF tonight – with Trevor Cahill versus Madison Bumgarner.

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A big thank-you goes out to our ”Diamondbacks Correspondent’ and busy Baseball Writer Chris Lacey. Chris has been a fan of watching baseball since the age of 13. Now he does like all sports – but his favorites after baseball are hockey and basketball. Chris is very good with computers and is a college graduate.

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