The New York Yankees are reportedly bringing one other a part of the 2025 roster again.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Yankees are finalizing a one-year contract with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Monetary phrases should not but out there.
Studies of a potential reunion surfaced on the finish of January. The Yankees have been taking a look at Goldschmidt as a platoon associate for first baseman/catcher Ben Rice, serving to to stability a left-handed hitting heavy lineup.
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Goldschmidt just isn’t the perennial All-Star or MVP candidate that he as soon as was, however he can nonetheless be a stable choice. He produced a .277/.328/.403 batting line in his 534 plate appearances, hitting 10 homers and 31 doubles. Goldschmidt carried out effectively in opposition to left-handed pitching, posting a .336/.411/.570 batting line in 168 plate appearances in opposition to southpaws, hitting seven residence runs and 14 doubles.
Signing Goldschmidt fills a necessity for the Yankees. Rice managed to hit seven homers in opposition to lefties in 2025, however he produced a .208/.271/.481 batting line in his 119 plate appearances. Goldschmidt is a pure platoon associate and will see further time at first if the Yankees put Rice behind the plate.
Nevertheless, bringing Goldschmidt again is not going to assist the criticism that has been leveled in opposition to Brian Cashman. He has adamantly denied operating again the identical roster as 2025 regardless of his largest exterior acquisitions being pitchers Ryan Weathers and Angel Chivilli.
“It’s not the identical roster. I’d differ there. We’ve got some gamers sooner or later getting back from the IL which are essential gamers, Gerrit Cole being clearly one in all them. However we’ve had some additions from the second half that acquired their toes moist with the Yankees, some with success, some with failures,” Cashman stated in January.
Whereas Goldschmidt ought to assist the Yankees, it’s onerous to argue that Cashman has made any significant modifications to their 2025 roster.
