Yasmani Grandal knowledgeable the Crimson Sox’s Triple-A staff that he’s stepping away from his minor league deal. Grandal didn’t formally announce his retirement, nevertheless it seems he’s leaning that method.
“In the intervening time, it seems to be like he’s most likely going to stroll away and probably dangle them up,” Triple-A supervisor Chad Tracy instructed MassLive’s Katie Morrison-O’Day on Tuesday. “We talked (Monday), and I knew he was going to pack up and go…his response was ‘it’s time to be dad.’” The Sox technically positioned him on the restricted record, in response to the MLB.com transaction log. Francys Romero confirms that Grandal doesn’t intend to return to the Boston group.
Grandal signed a minor league cope with the Sox in mid-April. He bypassed a contractual opt-out on Might 1 and finally appeared in 23 video games for Worcester. Whereas he posted a good .256/.372/.397 batting line, the Sox have a extra locked-in catching duo than they did on the time he signed. Connor Wong had simply damaged his finger. Carlos Narváez was enjoying in entrance of Blake Sabol. Wong returned on Might 2, whereas Narváez has impressed sufficient to take over as the first catcher. Sabol was lately designated for project, so Grandal would most likely have been the primary one up within the occasion of an damage, however that was his solely actual path to the massive leagues.
If that is the top of his enjoying days, he’ll stroll away as one of many extra productive catchers of his technology. Grandal was a two-time All-Star who twice acquired down-ballot MVP votes. He has spent elements of 13 seasons within the large leagues. A primary-round decide by the Reds in 2010, he was dealt to San Diego as a prospect in a blockbuster deal for Mat Latos. Grandal performed elements of three seasons with the Padres earlier than he was packaged in one other vital commerce, transferring to the Dodgers alongside then-prospect Zach Eflin for Matt Kemp.
Grandal arguably did his finest work in a Dodger uniform. He hit .238/.337/.453 whereas grading as an elite pitch framer over 4 seasons. He performed one All-Star season with the Brewers earlier than becoming a member of the White Sox on a four-year, $73MM free agent deal. The contract didn’t finish properly, however he posted a career-best .420 on-base proportion over 93 video games in 2021. His most up-to-date (and probably remaining) MLB work got here with the Pirates final season, when he hit .228/.304/.400 throughout 72 contests because the veteran in a catching group that additionally included Joey Bart and Henry Davis.
