MLB Players: Top 5 current players drafted after the 5th round
By Zach Wilson
Top 5 MLB Players Drafted After the 5th Round
5. Paul Goldschmidt: 8th Round – Arizona Diamondbacks
Paul Goldschmidt wasn’t only drafted once, but two times and both of them being after round five. The first one being in 2006 out of high school, where Goldschmidt was taken in the 49th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The second one was with the team which he has spent the majority of his career with, the Arizona Diamondbacks, who drafted him in round eight.
To say Goldschmidt has been a power hitter in his career, would be an understatement. The right-handed first baseman has hit over 30 home runs in five of his nine seasons in the league and has driven in 110 or more runs in three seasons.
Goldschmidt has built quite the resume, and reputation as a good hitter and a good pitcher. Earning four silver slugger awards, and three gold glove’s, Goldschmidt has consistently been one of the best to play on both sides of the ball since entering the league.
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Goldschmidt has earned six all-star nods throughout his career, which includes his absolutely spectacular 2013 season. In 2013, Goldschmidt came away with 182 hits, 36 home runs, and 125 runs batted in, with hitting splits of .302/.401/.551. This was good enough to earn him the second spot in the NL MVP ballot, right behind Andrew McCutchen, for which I will always view as contentious.
Goldschmidt looks to continue his stellar career as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, after signing a massive deal which extends him to the end of 2024.
Goldschmidt is one of the higher draft picks in this list, but does he ever deserve to be higher.