The NL MVP Award, which is voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, will be announced Thursday at 4 p.m. MST on MLB Network. Goldschmidt is joined as a finalist by Reds first baseman Joey Votto and Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.
In recent years, BBWAA voters have put less of an emphasis on a player's team performance, but to those who make a case for Goldschmidt, they believe it's important.
"I've said all year long that for me, he's the MVP of the National League," D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. "He did it in every way, shape and form -- defensively, offensively with runs scored, the OPS.