Paul Goldschmidt said that he is fully recovered from the broken hand that cost him the final two months of last season, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reports.

Goldschmidt said that he is fully recovered from the broken hand that cost him the final two months of last season, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reports.

Analysis:

Goldschmidt had resumed taking batting practice in the final week of September and may have received clearance to return to action had the season extended a couple weeks longer. In any event, with the full offseason to recover, Goldschmidt will enter spring training at full strength and should merit heavy consideration as a first-round selection across just about any fantasy format. Goldschmidt was well on his way to another monster season in 2014 before suffering the untimely injury, as he posted a .300 average to go along with 19 homers and 69 RBI over 109 games.