{"id":18504,"date":"2025-01-12T02:38:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T02:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18504"},"modified":"2025-01-12T02:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T02:38:46","slug":"exclusive-yankees-aaron-boone-doesnt-hold-back-on-his-opinion-of-paul-goldschmidt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18504","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;EXCLUSIVE: YANKEES&#8217; AARON BOONE DOESN&#8217;T HOLD BACK ON HIS OPINION OF PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The 37-year-old former NL MVP is coming off a career-worst season.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Aaron Boone is not concerned with what\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/player\/paul-goldschmidt\">Paul Goldschmidt<\/a>\u00a0did last season.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 2024 was discouraging for the seven-time All-Star, who\u00a0hit a career-worst .245\/.302\/.414 with 22 home runs and a career-low .716 OPS in 2024. Goldschmidt&#8217;s numbers have steadily declined after slashing .317\/.404\/.578 with a career-high .981 OPS with 35 home runs and winning the NL MVP in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\">New York Yankees<\/a>\u2019 manager said the team expects the former National League MVP to have a bounce-back season in pinstripes this season.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_3\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" data-packetid=\"00000001-86979fd6-d22a-49f3-be1f-61ad0973d6a7\" data-render-time=\"1736648333426\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"7db9a01170294858359598238868b29f\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think Goldie has a lot left,\u201d Boone said on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1877759352284541276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB Network\u2019s \u201cHot Stove<\/a>. \u201dI think he really figured some things out, and unlocked some things in the second half (of 2024). So I think he&#8217;s going to come over here and be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Paul Goldschmidt\" width=\"4523\" height=\"3013\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDQ3Mjk1MzAxMDM2MDA4\/usatsi_24349800.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<p>Goldschmidt, 37, admitted he struggled through most of 2024. It was the worst season of his 15 years in the big leagues.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div id=\"_adr_abp_container_5\" class=\"_adr_abp_container\" data-section=\"f93a952a73a4c8719dd32e0528f6eee3\" data-packetid=\"00000001-86979fd6-d22a-49f3-be1f-61ad0973d6a7\" data-render-time=\"1736648333435\">\n<div>AD<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"iframe-ad-container-f93a952a73a4c8719dd32e0528f6eee3\" src=\"https:\/\/delivery.adrecover.com\/recover.html?siteId=46584&amp;dataDogLoggingEnabled=false&amp;dataDogLoggingVersion=1\" name=\"f93a952a73a4c8719dd32e0528f6eee3\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t play well most of last year,\u201d Goldschmidt said on a Zoom conference call after signing the one-year, $12.5 million deal with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees clearly bought into the idea that he had a little bounce back in the second half of the season. Goldschmidt hit .293 with a .842 OPS in his last 43 games. 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Goldschmidt has not played fewer than 151 games in the last four seasons with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>. In 2024, he played 154, which is unlikely with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/split.fcgi?id=goldspa01&amp;year=Career&amp;t=b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0career .323\/.424\/.568 hitter against lefties<\/a>, Boone will likely use super utility infielder Oswaldo Cabrera or DJ LeMahieu to give Goldschmidt days off against the right-handed pitchers he has struggled with in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Yankees got the lowest offensive production of any MLB team at first base last season, Goldschmidt has a very good chance of being an upgrade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/how-the-yankees-plan-to-use-top-prospect-jasson-dominguez-2025\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEyMDIzNDUyNTk1Mzk4NjMy\/usatsi_21372309.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEyMDIzNDUyNTk1Mzk4NjMy\/usatsi_21372309.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEyMDIzNDUyNTk1Mzk4NjMy\/usatsi_21372309.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEyMDIzNDUyNTk1Mzk4NjMy\/usatsi_21372309.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEyMDIzNDUyNTk1Mzk4NjMy\/usatsi_21372309.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEyMDIzNDUyNTk1Mzk4NjMy\/usatsi_21372309.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 37-year-old former NL MVP is coming off a career-worst season. 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