Paul Goldschmidt

It has been almost two months since we have taken a look at the RBI leaders. On June 8th, the top five RBI leaders were: 5. Nolan Arenado 4. Mark Teixeira 3. Bryce Harper 2. Paul Goldschmidt 1. Giancarlo Stanton The current RBI leaders as of August 4th are the following: 5. Kendrys Morales 4. Mark Teixeira 3. Josh Donaldson 2. Paul…

http://gty.im/476479302 On May 15th, we took a look at the top five RBI leaders in MLB. Below you can see the leaders at that time: 5. Nelson Cruz 4. Stephen Vogt 3. Bryce Harper 2. Adrian Gonzalez 1. Giancarlo Stanton As of June 8th, the MLB RBI leaders are: 5. Nolan Arenado 4. Mark Teixeira Bryce Harper 2. Paul Goldschmidt…

For a Major League pitcher, protecting teammates from getting hit by pitches is part of the game. Retaliation for an intentional hit batsmen is expected. However, throwing at another hitter after a teammate gets hit unintentionally -- even if hurt -- is way out of line. That scenario played out Saturday night late in the game between the Arizona…

Article Written By: Manny Alcala Criteria taken into consideration: raw power, slugging percentage, home runs hit last season, potential for this season. Honorable mentions: Mike Trout, David Ortiz, Robinson Cano, and Edwin Encarnacion These players mentioned can certainly be defined as "sluggers", but they fall just short of my top 5…