If the baseball season would have started as scheduled on March 26, Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt could have played but would have been compromised in his throwing ability because of a sore right elbow, which also might have affected his swing a bit. On July 24, he should have no such issue.
After taking some swings against Jack Flaherty and Austin Gomber on Friday in the Cardinals’ first official summer workout, Goldschmidt said the nearly three months off from competition had enabled him “to give (his elbow) some rest and get some treatment on it for a while.