Paul Goldschmidt
#48 1B · Yankees
MVP '22Gold Glove '21Silver Slugger '22Hank Aaron '22All-MLB 1st Team '22Hank Aaron Award '22
Height
6'2"
Weight
225 lbs
Age
38
College
Texas State
Draft
2009, Rd 8, #246
Experience
15 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
B-
B-
C+
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Fan Verdict
Grade this player:
Career StatsB-
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 2084 | 0.28745416 | 373 | 1236 | 0.8811171 | 174 | 2195 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$4.0M
Guaranteed
$2.4M
AAV
$4.0M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
B-
FCA+
Paul Goldschmidt grades as an elite performer among MLB first basemen, earning a A Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.288 batting average and a 0.881 OPS (above the league average of .720, an above-average mark) this season. With 372 home runs and 1232 RBI through 2074 games (a 29-HR, 96-RBI pace over a full season), he brings above-average power to the lineup. His 174 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a aging veteran at 38, Paul is a key contributor for the Yankees. A 2074-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
C+
Mixed
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Paul Goldschmidt's public perception sits at a pragmatic C+ — respected, but clearly operating at the margins of the conversation rather than the center of it. The media narrative around his one-year, $4M return to the Yankees is almost entirely transactional: coverage zeroes in on contract mechanics and veteran depth rather than any performance-driven excitement, a framing that accurately reflects where a 38-year-old first baseman stands in the market relative to his prime earning years. That measured sentiment is slightly at odds with a B- performance grade, which suggests Goldschmidt is still delivering above replacement-level production on the field — he's just not generating the headlines to match. The recent team activity around him reinforces the depth framing: with the Yankees processing IL moves and roster shuffles involving higher-profile names, Goldschmidt functions as part of the organizational infrastructure rather than a marquee piece driving the story. For a player whose 2022 NL MVP, four Gold Gloves, and five Silver Sluggers once made him one of the best first basemen in the game, the current narrative is a quiet acknowledgment of a long and decorated career winding toward its final chapters. With New York sitting atop the American League East at 25-11, the winning environment softens any edge in the conversation — nobody's calling this a problem signing when the team is rolling. The bottom line: Goldschmidt's narrative is settled and uncontroversial, a veteran presence accepted for exactly what he is, nothing more and nothing less.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 5/8 | @ MIL | L 0-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, 5/7 | vs TEX | W 9-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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About this player
Paul Goldschmidt is a veteran in his 15th MLB season listed at 1B for the Yankees. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Paul Goldschmidt: Contract Value Index B-, Performance B-, Sentiment C+, Fan Verdict pending.
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