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Fantasy Profile: Yasmani Grandal, C, Los Angeles Dodgers
Pos. Rank 15, Captains Values -$0.12
Yasmani Grandal, the hard-hitting Cuban-American, was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers from the San Diego Padres in a multi-player swap back in December. He will be expected to be the full time catcher for Mattingly and Co with a little time spent at 1B.
Grandal had his full taste of the majors last year and was deemed ultimately a success. He did play in 2012 and 2013 but with very limited at bats (226 AB in 2012 and 108 AB in 2013 due to a knee injury that required surgery). Grandal crushed 15 homers last season for a .401 slugging percentage and .175 ISO in 443 plate appearances. This can surely be categorized as above average power. His .225 average was a bit low but that could have been due to a .277 babip. I have no problem seeing Grandal hit in between .240-.250 with better luck. He did tend to strike out a lot posting a 26% K but you will get that with power hitters as they sometimes tend to sell short on contact for power. His 13.1% BB rate, though, shows me he had good plate discipline and could ultimately cut down on those strikeouts in the future, as well as provide good value for OBP only leagues.
I believe his ranking is solid. However I do believe he has some upside (he is only 26 and was a top rated prospect) and if he falls late in the draft he could possible be a steal for your team.
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| Yasmani | Grandal | 2012 | SD | C | 60 | 226 | 192 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 0.297 | 0.469 | 0.394 | 0.863 |
| Yasmani | Grandal | 2013 | SD | C | 28 | 108 | 88 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.216 | 0.341 | 0.352 | 0.693 |
| Yasmani | Grandal | 2014 | SD | C | 128 | 443 | 377 | 47 | 15 | 49 | 3 | 58 | 115 | 0.225 | 0.401 | 0.327 | 0.728 |
| Yasmani | Grandal | 2015 Projection | LAD | C, 1B | 480 | 407 | 60 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 65 | 106 | 0.244 | 0.347 | 0.408 | 0.755 |
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**All stats courtesy of Fangraphs
DENVER, CO – MAY 17: Catcher Yasmani Grandal #8 of the San Diego Padres in action against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on May 17, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
