Gregory Fisher / USA Today
In his 12th major league season and the fourth with the St. Louis Cardinals, the stats speak for themselves for former Texas State standout Paul Goldschmidt.
A seven-time all-star, four times winning the gold glove and silver slugger awards at first base and thrice finishing in the top three of the MVP voting. He has crushed over 300 home runs and driven in more than 1,000 RBI in his career.
Heading into the final weekend of July, Goldschmidt leads Major League Baseball with a .335 batting average and .417 on-base percentage while ranking second in OPS (1.