2K15: Paul Goldschmidt

[Hornsby]

Several others, such as? And no way would I take Rizzo over Goldschmidt, and that's taking nothing away from Rizzo. I agree with Bodz and Revo, Goldschmidt has become a roto stud.

I don't think that you can rule some of the vets out of the conversation quite yet...Pujols is playing hurt, and he's still got decent numbers, given a decent rest he should still produce like he did last season. Mark Trumbo is quietly having a very good season. Adrian Gonzales is hitting .345 with 26 RBI and a .397 OBP. Rizzo's numbers are almost identical to Goldschmidt (OBP is a fair bit lower) with the same amount of steals.

So while Goldy is certainly rounding into a roto stud, he's not the cream of the crop quite yet.

[Bodhizefa]

I don't think that you can rule some of the vets out of the conversation quite yet...Pujols is playing hurt, and he's still got decent numbers, given a decent rest he should still produce like he did last season. Mark Trumbo is quietly having a very good season. Adrian Gonzales is hitting .345 with 26 RBI and a .397 OBP. Rizzo's numbers are almost identical to Goldschmidt (OBP is a fair bit lower) with the same amount of steals.

So while Goldy is certainly rounding into a roto stud, he's not the cream of the crop quite yet.

I have a tough time buying the Trumbo argument given that he has no speed and almost assuredly won't finish with as high an average as Goldschmidt. Rizzo is a maybe, but gosh is he prone to excessive droughts, ay? Pujols feels like he's the 33-35 year-old A-Rod phase where he's pretty good when he'll be on the field, but he's likely going to miss more time than you'd like as a fantasy owner (either that, or he's going to play through the pain and make all his owners miserable).

The best arguments, to me, are for Fielder, Votto, and Rizzo, but I can say unabashedly that my confidence factor in Goldschmidt is as high or higher than all those guys right now. I guess it'd be best to check in in a couple months

[onejayhawk]

Goldschmidt goes yard with the bases loaded. It was his first career Grand Slam in 18 opportunities

[DJBeasties]

What are you guys' thoughts on Paul Goldschmidt this year? Obviously, he is a big time player but is coming off the hand injury and his lineup in ARZ looks pretty weak. Concerns about RBI this year?

[chancellor]

What are you guys' thoughts on Paul Goldschmidt this year? Obviously, he is a big time player but is coming off the hand injury and his lineup in ARZ looks pretty weak. Concerns about RBI this year?

A little, but he's still a slam dunk first rounder in any draft, and I'd go low 30s on him in a NL only.

[onejayhawk]

Top 5, not #1.

It's old, but here is a an article on Goldschmidt and Fielder.

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/injured-1b-goldschmidt-and-fielder/

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