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TAMPA \u2014 At 37, Paul Goldschmidt is the oldest player on the Yankees.<\/p>\n
But he may be one of their most durable, which is just one of the attributes the Yankees were banking on staying true when they signed the veteran first baseman to a one-year, $12.5 million contract in December.<\/p>\n
Goldschmidt has played at least 150 games in each of the last nine seasons (not counting the COVID-shortened 2020) \u2014 a threshold no Yankees first baseman has reached since Mark Teixeira in 2011. <\/p>\n
If the former NL MVP can build on the adjustments he made in the second half of last season, after a rough first half, he could give the Yankees the kind of production and consistency they have been missing at the position.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s in impeccable shape, he\u2019s that baseball gym rat,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday at Steinbrenner Field. \u201cHe\u2019s out there working on different things in the field right now that are little things we think can help him even there. He drinks up baseball.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really wants to be coached, wants to be pushed, wants to learn little things he can apply to his game. He\u2019s been a student of the game his entire career as well as being really talented. I\u2019m really excited about him. We\u2019ll try to get him ready and look forward to what he\u2019s going to provide on both sides of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goldschmidt said Tuesday that his acclimation to the Yankees has been \u201cfairly smooth\u201d after arriving in Tampa early to start that process.<\/p>\n
Now the focus has turned to picking up where he left off last season. <\/p>\n
He started the year batting .226 with a .669 OPS through his first 122 games before batting .328 with a .908 OPS over his final 32 games. <\/p>\n
He and the Yankees believe the mechanical adjustments he made late can carry over into this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy individual focus is continuing to hone those habits offensively,\u201d Goldschmidt said. \u201cIt\u2019s been good. I feel like I\u2019m in a good place.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth was, I just didn\u2019t play well for \u2026 a good part of last year. It wasn\u2019t for a lack of effort, I was doing everything I could. Took a ton of swings and all that. But this game\u2019s hard, the pitchers are good, and if you get off by a little bit, it can go downhill. Hopefully, it\u2019ll be a good thing in my career, getting to learn from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
If that is the case, then Goldschmidt will have a chance to eclipse 150 games for yet another season.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaul is just a pro\u2019s pro,\u201d said Cody Bellinger, who has seen plenty of Goldschmidt in the National League. \u201cThat\u2019s a guy that\u2019s been consistent throughout his whole career \u2014 defensively, sneaky really good baserunner, steals bases, the offense speaks for itself. A guy that expects a lot out of himself. I expect really good things. I expect Paul to be Paul. He\u2019s a tremendous player.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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