Entering Friday, Goldschmidt had a 153 wRC+. The statistic measures runs created and adjusts to league-average (100). Last season, Yankees first basemen Anthony Rizzo, D.J. LeMahieu and others combined for a lowly 71 wRC+ — the worst in the game. Aaron Boone said that he expects Goldschmidt’s power numbers could jump, too.

Paul Goldschmidt carried his sizzling April into May with a three-run homer — his second blast in as many games — to account for all of the support emerging ace Max Fried needed in a sharp 3-0 victory over the Rays at the Stadium .

For most of his first weeks with the New York Yankees, longtime slugger Paul Goldschmidt maintained one of the highest averages in baseball despite a notable lack of power.