Most of the buzz about new Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is about his Silver slugging. He has won four such awards, including the past two seasons.
“I heard from a lot of players when we made this deal,” said John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations, after Goldschmidt’s introductory news conference Friday at Busch Stadium. “I think one of my favorite texts was from (second baseman) Kolten Wong because he’s like, ‘It’s going to be tough to sneak a ball through the right side.’
“And he’s right. When you look at our club last year defensively, and it’s a common topic we talk about, we had some holes.