The Yankees acquired Paul Goldschmidt, but his performance at age 37 reflects adaptation rather than consistency. He has transitioned to a leadoff role, emphasizing contact, and his stats show a marked decrease in power with the lowest max exit velocity of his career at 109.2 mph. However, his zone contact percentage is the highest ever, and his strikeout rate has significantly dropped to 16.9%. These changes exemplify how athletes must evolve as they age in professional sports, especially in a competitive environment like MLB.
Goldschmidt, as a Yankee, is a leadoff bat prioritizing contact to the point that if you didn't know the acquisitions made during the offseason... you'd think they traded for Luis Arraez.
In 2025, Goldschmidt has the lowest max exit velocity of his career at 109.2, well short of his 111.4 mark last year and the 114.0 number... since this stat was first tracked.
If power is a problem, how do you seek success if not by making more contact? That's exactly what Goldy is doing, currently boasting a zone contact percentage of 83.2, which would be the highest of his career.
Goldschmidt is striking out far less often, dropping his K% to 16.9. For context, last year Gol...
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