Outside The Confines: Good as Goldschmidt

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty ImagesThe Yankees are a team built on a lot of money and superstar power, but still, no one would have pointed at Paul Goldschmidt in the lineup and thought he might be the most productive member of the team. Yet, in a recent series against the Tigers, and in fact all through the early part of the season, Goldschmidt has been proving that he’s worth his weight in, well, gold, as the Yankees hope to claim AL East dominance again this year.

In today’s links we’ll look at what has made Goldschmidt so useful; what trends teams should expect to stick around; why ballhawk Zack Hample is in hot water; and musings about whether the Braves can make a comeback this season.

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