St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and third baseman Nolan Arenado are both taking the day off on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Luke Weaver. Fantasy managers will need to make sure both All-Star players are on their benches on Thursday for a matinee contest. Goldy has been his usual awesome self in 2023 with a .292 average (56-for-192) with 16 doubles, nine home runs, 25 RBI and seven stolen bases in 50 games. Arenado, meanwhile, has also been highly ...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt had another great game at the plate in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Reds. Playing designated hitter, the veteran went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs, a walk, and a strikeout. Goldschmidt has been a stellar fantasy contributor once again this season, slashing .293/.404/.521 with nine HR, 25 RBI, and seven stolen bases. The Cardinals are starting to turn things around as a whole, which can only boosts Goldschmidt's fantasy value.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was apparently seeing the baseball like a beach ball on Sunday in the 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers, as he went 4-for-5 with three home runs, four RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base for a cherry on top. The three-homer performance was the third of Goldy's career, and it helped the Cardinals end their miserable eight-game losing streak. The 35-year-old hasn't been affected by St. Louis' terrible start to the 2023 season, as he's ...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The superstar slugger will get a well deserved rest day on Monday. Through 16 games, he's hitting .322 with one home run and eight RBI with two stolen bases. Brendan Donovan will serve as the leadoff hitter and cover first base against righty Merrill Kelly. The fact Donovan is batting first should give him a slight boost in fantasy value for Monday's ...

The 2023 MLB regular season is fast approaching, with exactly one week left to go before the March 30 Opening Day. Plenty of fantasy baseball drafts will take place over the next handful of days, so let's get to some one-on-one analysis.Pete Alonso and Paul Goldschmidt are the top-tier first basemen being taken within the top 25 picks in NFBC leagues. One has been one of the most powerful bats since entering the league four seasons ago, while the other has bounced back all the way to an MVP ...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is now playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, but before he left, he was hitting .417 (5-for-12) with a double, a home run, one RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in five Grapefruit League contests. The 35-year-old slugger is a top-five fantasy first baseman heading into spring drafts. The seven-time All-Star was named the National League MVP last year after slashing .317/.404/.578 with a league-high .981 OPS, 35 home runs, 115 ...

The St. Louis Cardinals and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak are reportedly close to signing a multi-year contract extension, per MLB.com's John Denton. The extension is thought to be through the 2025 season. Mozeliak has overseen the construction of 15 straight St. Louis teams with winning records. The team comprises some core fantasy infielders in Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Willson Contreras, as well as 2022 breakout relief pitcher Ryan Helsley. However, there are a ...

Few people saw another MVP season coming from the Cardinals' 34-year-old first baseman, but everything fell into place for the big man as he slashed a brilliant .317/.404/.578 while adding 35 homers and 115 RBI to his illustrious career totals. He had some great hitters around him, allowing him to be really efficient in racking up runs and RBI (he finished fourth in the league in both categories), and he added seven steals in for good measure. The bad news was that Goldschmidt saw declines of ...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was named the 2022 National League Most Valuable Player, his first career MVP award. He's also the first Cardinal to win the award since Albert Pujols did so in 2009. Goldy had the best season of his career at 34 years old and led the NL in slugging percentage (.578) while leading all of baseball in OPS (.981) and weighted runs created plus (177). He managed to beat out teammate Nolan Arenado and San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado ...

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is getting the day off on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Goldy, along with Nolan Arenado, is getting a routine day of rest. The veteran first baseman has been incredible for the Cards this year, slashing .325/.413/.607 to go along with 35 home runs, 109 RBI, and six stolen bases over 499 at-bats. Albert Pujols is taking over at first base in his place and batting clean up.