Yankees Sign Paul Goldschmidt to One-Year $12.5 Million Deal | INSTANT REACTION

[@johnpestano22]

love Goldy solid pickup 1 yr deal basically a tryout he can platoon with Rice plus he hits left handed pitching i like it

[@jamessmart2937]

Great move by Cashman who is killing it.

[@bobbietaccio899]

If this was a two year deal, I would be pissed. But his 2nd half is encouraging & we've seen plenty of vets find the magic for one year after being traded.

[@flutterworksdigitalmarketi2557]

So was DJ's in 2023. This is just another Josh Donaldson pickup and another wasted Judge and Cole prime year.

[@DavidBrown-rc6bv]

Good pickup Paul will be solid defensively and his offense if it duplicates what he did last year will be a plus for the Yankees. Plus I believe he will help Ben Rice!

[@marcmartocchio2681]

You guys are absolutely wrong on this one. This is a perfect signing. No long-term contract and he is a professional hitter. He’s a better hitter than Walker and Alonso overall. I would’ve liked Santana, but this was my second choice. He’s a great defender and a more balanced hitter.

[@firesideyankees]

We hope you’re right!! Just evaluating based last years decline

[@jakes3799]

Should be your first choice. See my post above.

[@christian37837]

He’s old, he’s on decline, and if he sucks than your wasting another prime year of judge.

[@josedomingues23]

Carlos Santana is one stretch at first base away from pulling his hamstring and being out the rest of the year you got to be kidding me the Yankees Landing Paul is an absolute fantastic signing and on a one-year contract there is no risk at all

[@josedomingues23]

​@@christian37837Yankees aren't wasting prime years of anybody, stop with that stupid mentality this organization does a great job every year.

[@cmorales5]

Paul G looks solid. In a bad year he got 22 HR and 33 Doubles. That’s better than anything in the last two years at the minimum.

[@king_supreme1102]

Betting on that being a “down” year, and not the start of him being washed.

[@richnieves718]

Yes

[@PianoUniverse]

If he does the same as last year which was an off year he will out produce the Yankees 1st base production of 24. Gold glove skills too.

[@anthonynegron28]

You guys rock! Thank you for all the awesome Yankee content

[@seds94]

Hes solid this exact situation. Yankees are better than they were yesterday

[@marcmartocchio2681]

Same offensive player as Walker for half the price. I’m so happy we didn’t sign Walker. Great signing

[@BMILTV]

It’s not a terrible move….he’s a professional hitter….

[@jaycobsousa6766]

This one year deal is perfect… no risk at all… allows us next year to go for Murakami or vladdy or get Tucker and move Bellinger to 1B etc

[@AnthonyMilone-p8l]

I think it’s a good add. Low floor and good have a nice bounce back. Plus have rice to work in. Save his legs and keep him fresh. I’m happy with the move.

[@stephenarrigo5679]

His 2nd half was better than his 1st half...He will be fine.

[@New.Chapter123]

The decline is something you have to notice but hopefully being on a World Series contending team gets him motivated to play like himself just 2 years ago. Goldy was the shit

[@stephenarrigo5679]

It's an upgrade at the position and a good mentor for Rice.

[@MikeHart72]

Rice needs more than a mentor. Take away his 3 homer game and he hasn’t really done anything

[@albertchan3058]

1 yr deal says we leaving 1st base open for Vlad when he becomes available

[@ricardimartinez673]

For the price I honestly don't mind to much. I'm good with it

[@jakes3799]

Yeah, call me crazy, but I'm much more comfortable signing a 37-year old Goldschmidt over a 39-year old Carlos Santana, even if Santana can hit left-handed. Oh, and by the way, Santana hit .219 vs. RHP as a LHB last year. Goldy hit .230. So, I'm not sure I see any argument for Santana.

[@jopeg7026]

lol.....i think he's alittle better than rizzo and Lemahieu

[@stephenarrigo5679]

Love this move!!...He will produce on offense...The term and AAV are perfect...Great glove...It allows them to evaluate Rice for a year...Great guy to groom the kid...Good veteran presence in the locker room and keeps the war chest full for Turner...Great interim move!!...

[@josedomingues23]

Getting Goldy will open the door for Nolan

[@fire_watch7735]

Great signing!

[@Nick-NY]

My friend, who is a Cards fan, thinks the Yankees got a steal. He thinks Goldschmidt will thrive in this lineup because he doesn’t have to be The Man. Said he’s a great defender and never misses a game.

[@dravenbbs66]

One Year deal I love it

[@PianoUniverse]

Love the off season moves. Need left handed bull pen and either 2nd or 3rd basemen.

[@MichaelTroyan]

Perfect signing one year deal and he will hit 20+ hr and great glove nothing long term it’s a great move

[@trumanquinn]

Yankee fans going through the stages of grief is exhausting.

[@RichMc-ys5hr]

It’s a no lose really, everyone is expecting him to be totally crap and if he is then no one is surprised but if he has a good year it’s a absolute bonus

[@whlewis9164]

I think the expectation is league avg with veteran intangibles and durability, with a small chance for a sizable productivity dip and a slight chance for a return toward MVP form. Which is honestly fine for this team on a one year 12 milly contract.

[@jamestisano1587]

Santana probably wanted a 2 yr. and 16 million. Yanks said No

[@king_supreme1102]

If we get Bregman (plan A) or Arenado (plan B) I feel ok about our offense post Soto. With the pitching being great.

[@MikeRocky45678]

It’s a good move.

[@jma8352]

i like it. not a huge risk and platoon with rice will help both players

[@NelsonCruz-u3q]

Hey Ryan I will tell you I think paul goldshmidt will hit 25 or 30 home runs for yankees, know ..we know he still power hitter 100% you be ok bro ryan 100% 💯🇵🇷🤜🤛💯

[@nicholasbusch113]

He has a nice beard or one. He had a great second half

[@MikeHart72]

Goldschmidt is in the twilight of his career but he is better than anyone the Yanks had at that position for a few years….at 12 million it’s a steal. Cashman can’t spend top dollar to fill every hole so what this tells me is there is something in the works for either 2nd or 3rd base. My guess is Jazz goes to second and Bregman will be at 3rd. Paul is also just a stop gap, it’s only 1 season. They will probably give Ben Rice some playing time, unless Goldschmidt is on fire. If Rice doesn’t show much, which I don’t expect, there will be a very nice free agent looking for a new team to call home next offseason named Vladdy. I think Cashman is using a short and long term plan here

[@maestromecanico597]

Okay. Did NOT see this coming. (Deep breaths of contemplation.) Goldy @ 1B for the 2025 season. If he goes down Bellinger can move to 1B. Then who plays the OF? I’m thinking, long term, Judge is moving to 1B sooner than we anticipated, hence no current long term solution for 1B right now.

[@christian37837]

Ha Seong Kim Next🤞🤞🤞

[@brockmarsh8270]

You guys are absolutely right this is a terrible signing Goldy is 37 and washed

[@JohnMato-b4q]

His defense and games played per year are his low point which is exceptional. His off year last year was still a lot better than our first base production last year. Nothing but upside. Low risk high reward. Not understanding your POV on this one

[@brockmarsh8270]

@ your putting lock of stock in a 37 year old sorry I don’t see this as upgrade at all

[@davidlawrence8051]

Platoon him with Rice and he will be alright. The fact that he was much better at the end of the season to me would mean since hes older it takes him longer to get going. I think alot of the metrics and analytics cant measure the pedigree a player has. This guy might feel rejuvinated by a chance win world series and get back some of what made him great.To me this move will bode well for the playoffs more so then regular season.

[@MikeHart72]

If Goldschmidt doesn’t do much I expect Rice to get some playing time but don’t expect much from Rice either. Other than a game or 2 he hasn’t looked like he can handle MLB pitching

[@davidlawrence8051]

@MikeHart72 why not? You do know players get better.

[@MikeHart72]

@@davidlawrence8051 When did Rice show signs of getting better ?

[@davidlawrence8051]

@MikeHart72 what is a sign of getting better? Do you watch baseball? You can't tell if someone's better by a sign. You gotta let them play for a long sample size lolol Goofy

[@MikeHart72]

@@davidlawrence8051 I watch plenty of baseball, and I coach. Ben Rice didn’t show much of anything last season.

[@pmbougades5004]

I’d feel better with Rizzo at same contract or less. Couldn’t work a trade with Indians for Naylor????

[@thewho2482]

He strikeout so much and this is a bad sign

[@juvebleu]

I don’t think l this was a good idea. But, I hope that he proves me wrong.

[@shermigz]

He's not any better than Rizzo. Once again Cashman is dumpster diving.

[@JohnMato-b4q]

Stop it. This is his best offseason since 09. We are better at every position including sotos right field

[@ceskgalaxycreations2751]

not a good fit? wtf are you talkin about

[@rykiachannel9317]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/imHdn4F8ZtRjgpI According to this video from Jim Boyden, Aaron Boone told him, they done making moves. DJ/ Cabrera will platoon third base and Jazz will move to 2nd base.

[@Longhardshepard]

Awful deal

[@stephenarrigo5679]

Why?

[@Longhardshepard]

@stephenarrigo5679 another stop-gap player on the decline

[@stephenarrigo5679]

@@Longhardshepard Certainly not in his prime but if he can give you 250 / 20 / 70 that's an upgrade and gives us the financial flexibility to go after Tucker or Guerrero next year.

[@Longhardshepard]

@stephenarrigo5679 you are definitely right about that, and if he could give us those numbers, that would be awesome. Let's hope for the best 👍

[@magichwoo]

If we get a Bregman for third, then I'll be happy with this. If they do nothing else, then this would be horrible.

[@MrNaturalSez]

He's 37 years old! He's not going to contribute to anything!

[@710-o3p]

Stanton is 35

[@PianoUniverse]

If he does the same as last year which was an off year he will out produce the Yankees 1st base production of 24.