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How will Yasmani Grandal's offensive and pitch-framing skills age during the crucial—especially for a catcher—age-31-to-34 span covered by his recent deal with the White Sox?
Grandal's swing rate of 36 percent since June 1 is not much more than half of Tim Anderson's rate, but is a relative explosion by his standards. "What he did earlier in the season, ...
Grandal likes to set up his target late; Cooper wanted it early. Grandal adjusted. In the eighth inning, Cooper touched Grandal on the shoulder twice when he set up high for Kenley Jansen cutters.
Nevertheless, Grandal saw a little bit of himself in García. They have comparable builds, hovering around 6-foot-2, 230 pounds. Their setups and movements are similar, and they both have soft hands.
Grandal spent four years with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was a part of two World Series runs in 2017 and 2018, both of which the Dodgers lost. In 2015, Grandal was selected for his first All-Star ...
Veteran catcher Yasmani Grandal has the ability to opt out of his minor league deal with the Red Sox on Thursday, but instead he plans to stay put at Triple-A Worcester. Grandal will not exercise ...
Yasmani Grandal is a National League All-Star. By the way that FanGraphs measures Wins Above Replacement, he leads all catchers in that category ahead of fellow All-Stars such as J.T. Realmuto, Wil… ...
Grandal will be forced to sit out the first 50 games of 2013."I must accept responsibility for my actions and serve my suspension," Grandal said in a statement.
Grandal was part of San Diego's second-half resurgence in 2012, hitting .297 with eight home runs and 36 RBI in 60 games. Grandal was allowed to play 10 games at Class AAA.
Grandal’s season can be split into six oscillating chapters. In his first 16 games, he batted .350 with a 1.026 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. Over his next 52 games, ...
Grandal is a fine hitter, though that fact is obscured by his home ballpark and a low batting average. Only two catchers -- Jonathan Lucroy and Wilson Ramos -- were better hitters in 2016, ...
Yasmani Grandal considered it a $60 million insult. Yes, the Mets were potentially offering him more years than other teams, but the then-free agent catcher felt the average money per year was bene… ...