Yasmani Grandal Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/8/1988 (34)
- Experience
- 11
- College
- Miami (FL)
Yasmani Grandal Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Yasmani Grandal News
Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal (knee) left Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Yankees in the sixth inning with left knee soreness, per the team's Twitter page. Grandal had gone 0-for-1 before being replaced defensively by Carlos Perez in the sixth inning. The 34-year-old veteran should be considered day-to-day. Grandal's power has declined over the past several seasons, limiting his fantasy value. He is slashing .243/.317/.366 with eight home runs and 30 RBI in 325 plate appearances.
Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal is absent from Saturday's lineup for the game against Spencer Strider and the Atlanta Braves. The veteran is slashing .248/.313/.370 this season with just six homers across 75 games and has started just two of the club's last six games. Seby Zavala will appear behind the plate instead, batting ninth. The 29-year-old isn't much of a hitter and is batting .169 this year over 55 contests with six bombs. Fantasy managers should stay away from Zavala in favor of a better bat.
Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal is not in Monday night's starting lineup for the series opener versus the Los Angeles Angels. Grandal started each of the last two contests but also entered Friday's series opener against the Red Sox as a pinch-hitter, earning some rest in the process. It's been another disappointing season at the plate for the veteran who is hitting .262 with six homers and a .716 OPS across 63 trips to the plate. While his batting average is well above his career mark, the biggest issue is a walk rate that has plummeted to 6.6%, less than half of his healthy 14.2% career mark while his .294 xwOBA is below his .313 wOBA on the season. Seby Zavala will start behind the plate and hit ninth against Angels southpaw Reid Detmers Monday night.
Batting Order
| 1 | Elvis Andrus |
| 2 | Zach Remillard |
| 3 | Andrew Vaughn |
| 4 | Gavin Sheets |
| 5 | Yasmani Grandal |
| 6 | Lenyn Sosa |
| 7 | Tyler Naquin |
| 8 | Trayce Thompson |
| 9 | Carlos Pérez |
Yasmani Grandal Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Elvis Andrus |
| 2 | Zach Remillard |
| 3 | Andrew Vaughn |
| 4 | Gavin Sheets |
| 5 | Yasmani Grandal |
| 6 | Lenyn Sosa |
| 7 | Tyler Naquin |
| 8 | Trayce Thompson |
| 9 | Carlos Pérez |
Grandal proved to be one of the White Sox most valuable hitters during the 2021 season despite playing only 93 games. He popped 23 homers in that limited time (an elite 16.3 PA/HR) with one of the best OBP marks in the league at .420 (on a ridiculous 23% walk rate his career mark is 15%). He would have decimated most of his career-bests if he did not miss so much time to injury, and that has drafters excited for what the 2022 season holds. Grandal is currently the fifth catcher off the board in drafts with an ADP of 106. That is a hefty price to pay for a catcher (especially in non-OBP leagues) but Grandal is a rare example of a catcher you can feel very confident about getting offensive production from. The worst-case scenario (given health, of course) still leads Grandal to boosting your team in on-base percentage while giving you a good amount of home runs. He will also likely get some starts at DH, which gives him one of the best volume projections at the position as well. The price is justified in OBP leagues, but you are likely overpaying for Grandal in leagues where that is not the case.
