Yasmani Grandal Getting A Rest Monday
1 year agoChicago 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.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com