These 3 St. Louis Cardinals should receive midseason accolades

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 18: A view of the Warren C. Giles and Most Valuable Player awards following the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 victory against the Atlanta Braves in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 18, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 18: A view of the Warren C. Giles and Most Valuable Player awards following the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 victory against the Atlanta Braves in Game Seven of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 18, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 29: Paul Goldschmidt #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals drives in a run with a groundout in the third inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 29: Paul Goldschmidt #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals drives in a run with a groundout in the third inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /

Silver Slugger Award: Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt has feasted on pitchers this year. He leads not just the Cardinals, but the major leagues in batting average at .332 and in slugging percentage at .413. He leads the Cardinals in home runs with 26. Goldschmidt is enjoying a career year at age 34, and he hasn’t gone through a prolonged slump yet.

Goldschmidt’s isolated power stat is a career-high .282, and when it comes to the counting stats, he is no doubt the Cardinals’ Silver Slugger recipient so far, and he has a real chance to win the award for National League first basemen. If the Cardinals want to make a deep run in the postseason, Goldschmidt will be the guy to propel the offense.