23-05-2025
Ex-Cardinal Paul Goldschmidt Believes Team Will 'Surprise a Lot of People'
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Most of the baseball world is shocked at how well the St. Louis Cardinals are performing this season. Through the first 50 games, the team is 27-23 and three games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.
However, ex-Cardinal and current Yankee Paul Goldschmidt is taking his victory lap.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Paul Goldschmidt #48 of the New York Yankees in action during the game against the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium on May 17, 2025 in the Bronx...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Paul Goldschmidt #48 of the New York Yankees in action during the game against the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium on May 17, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Mets won 3-2. More"I said before the year, I thought they had a good team," Goldschmidt told reporters. "I know I'm gone, and a couple of the starting pitchers are gone. But the guys who are still there are really good players."
The offense has led the way for St. Louis. The team entered Thursday seventh in runs per game, third in hits and second in doubles. Since ending April at just 14-17, the Cardinals are thriving with their small ball approach.
That doesn't mean things have been bad defensively and with pitching. St. Louis is in the top 10 for team ERA, and the fielding has been one of the best in the league.
"Before the year — and I told some of the St. Louis writers this — I thought they would surprise a lot of people," said Goldschmidt, per The New York Times. "And without talking to those guys, inside the clubhouse, I don't think they were all thinking rebuild or anything. I think they were thinking they were going to play well, and they have."
The Cardinals have quickly shifted from a slow start to embracing their role as a contender in the National League, and they can now focus on how to strengthen the team at the trade deadline.
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