When will the former St. Louis Cardinals star sign his next deal?
Free agency has started to heat up in a big way but former Cardinals All-Star and Most Valuable Player Paul Goldschmidt still is available. The market has been dominated by Juan Soto and pitching so far. Goldschmidt surely will have suitors despite an inconsistent 2024 season.
Goldschmidt struggled early on, but looked much more like himself throughout the summer. He ended up hitting 22 home runs and driving in 65 runs across 154 games played. Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer made a list of free-agent fits for each team and "Minnesota Twins: Paul Goldschmidt," Rymer said. "The Twins are on the hunt for right-handed bats, generally, and a first baseman, specifically. Goldschmidt checks both boxes, and he ought to be relatively affordable after back-to-back seasons of diminishing returns for the St. Louis Cardinals.
"Which is good, because the 2025 Twins are already projected to go beyond the reduced payroll that they carried this year. Even if signing Goldschmidt were to push payroll even further, it's worth finding out if the 2022 NL MVP has anything left. Any team with any question marks at first base should be considering Goldschmidt. He may not have had his best season in 2024, but he still is an above-average player and can be had for very cheap due to his age. Hopefully, he lands his next deal soon.Patrick McAvoy's experiences include local and national sports coverage at the New England Sports Network with a focus on baseball and basketball. Outside of journalism, Patrick also is pursuing an MBA at Brandeis University.
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