Randal Grichuk Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 216 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/13/1991 (32)
- Experience
- 10
- College
- None
Randal Grichuk Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Randal Grichuk News
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo stopped short of saying that outfielder Randal Grichuk (ankle) will open the year on the injured list, but the skipper left little doubt. Lovullo said that Grichuk would be ready to serve as the designated hitter but that "just having a DH and not giving somebody a chance to play on the other side of the ball would not be fair to him or the team." The 32-year-old is recovering from surgery to remove a bone spur from his right ankle in February and is unlikely to be on the Opening Day roster. When Grichuk is healthy, he'll serve as outfield insurance for the Snakes after hitting .267/.321/.459 with 16 home runs and 44 RBI in 118 games with the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels in 2023. Grichuk hasn't hit 20 homers since 2021 and lost most of his fantasy appeal when he left Colorado last year.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Randal Grichuk (ankle) is likely to begin the season on the 10-day injured list after undergoing ankle surgery to remove bone spurs in January. The Diamondbacks have not ruled the veteran out for Opening Day, but he has yet to appear in any Cactus League games to this point. Manager Torey Lovullo said, "He's still progressing. We want him to be ready for Opening Day, but we're just not sure about that right now." The outfielder came over as a free agent this offseason and is expected to be a rotational piece in the outfield for the Diamondbacks. Despite offering solid power, Grichuk is unlikely to make much of an impact with other options ahead of him on the big-league roster. He can safely be avoided in all formats at the moment.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Randal Grichuk (ankle) is hopeful to be ready by Opening Day. The veteran outfielder had bone chips removed from his ankle in January. He recently signed a one-year deal with the D-Backs. It sounds like the 32-year-old is going to need a couple of weeks before he's ready to play again. Last season, Grichuk hit .267/.321/.459 with 16 home runs, 44 RBI between the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels. He'll probably end up as a fourth outfielder, but he should get fairly regular at-bats in Arizona.
Batting Order
1 | Corbin Carroll |
2 | Ketel Marte |
3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
4 | Christian Walker |
5 | Joc Pederson |
6 | Eugenio Suárez |
7 | Alek Thomas |
8 | Tucker Barnhart |
9 | Geraldo Perdomo |
Randal Grichuk Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Corbin Carroll |
2 | Ketel Marte |
3 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. |
4 | Christian Walker |
5 | Joc Pederson |
6 | Eugenio Suárez |
7 | Alek Thomas |
8 | Tucker Barnhart |
9 | Geraldo Perdomo |
Randal Grichuk enjoyed a career year for the Blue Jays in 2020, slashing .273/.312/.481 with 12 homers over 231 PAs. Sadly, his peripherals don't suggest that anything has changed. His batting average spike was largely the result of an improved 21.2 K% more than six points better than his career mark of 27.7%. His SwStr% improved (11.2 vs. 14% career), but nearly all of it was because of a career-best 70.2 O-Contact%. When it came to pitches in the strike zone, Grichuk's performance was in line with his career norms (84.3 Z-Contact% vs. 83.3 career). Worse, his newfound ability to make contact with bad pitches led to a career-worst chase rate of 37.3%. His FB% also fell from 42.1% in 2019 to 36.7% last year, a problem considering that fantasy managers want guys like this to hit as many flies as possible. Grichuk can work as a one-dimensional power guy in fantasy, as last season's 11.2% rate of Brls/BBE and 95.9 mph average airborne exit velocity can attest. However, he'll strike out too often and hurt your batting average. Toronto is also projected to have the 29-year-old hit seventh, a role that won't produce too many counting stats. The profile works at his ADP of 188 as long as you're realistic about what you're adding to your roster.