Top 50 Prospects: #42 – Yasmani Grandal
#42 Yasmani Grandal
Cincinnati Reds
DOB: 11/8/1988
Previous Rank: N/R
ETA: 2013
Grandal, a product of the Miami Hurricanes program, had a monstrous year behind the dish across three stops, culminating with four games in the International League to close the season out. He even has collected 12 at-bats in the Arizona Fall League. Grandal, a switch hitter, was selected 12th overall in 2010, and in his first full professional season in 2011 slashed .305/.401/.500 as a 22-year old. He should start the year in the high Minors with a chance to break in at some point during 2012. The more realistic scenario likely has him cracking the lineup in Cincinnati in 2013 or somewhere else via a trade since Grandal is behind Devin Mesoraco on the depth chart, a consensus top-20 prospect.
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 21 | Reds | ARIZ | Rk | CIN | 8 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .286 |
2011 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AA-AAA | CIN | 105 | 441 | 374 | 69 | 114 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 59 | 97 | .305 |
2011 | 22 | Bakersfield | CALL | A+ | CIN | 56 | 251 | 206 | 47 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 57 | .296 |
2011 | 22 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | CIN | 45 | 172 | 156 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 39 | .301 |
2011 | 22 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 4 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .500 |
2 Seasons | 113 | 474 | 402 | 73 | 122 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 63 | 101 | .303 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | HR | RBI | TB | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 21 | Reds | ARIZ | Rk | CIN | 8 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .394 | .321 | .715 | 9 |
2011 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AA-AAA | CIN | 105 | 441 | 374 | 14 | 68 | .305 | .401 | .500 | .901 | 187 |
2011 | 22 | Bakersfield | CALL | A+ | CIN | 56 | 251 | 206 | 10 | 40 | .296 | .410 | .510 | .920 | 105 |
2011 | 22 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | CIN | 45 | 172 | 156 | 4 | 26 | .301 | .360 | .474 | .835 | 74 |
2011 | 22 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 8 |
2 Seasons | 113 | 474 | 402 | 14 | 69 | .303 | .401 | .488 | .888 | 196 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 21 | Reds | ARIZ | Rk | CIN | C | 4 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25% |
2011 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A+-AA-AAA | CIN | C | 90 | 789 | 704 | 72 | 13 | 7 | .984 | 8.62 | 19 | 75 | 39 | 34% |
2011 | 22 | Bakersfield | CALL | A+ | CIN | C | 44 | 430 | 389 | 35 | 6 | 4 | .986 | 9.64 | 14 | 37 | 19 | 34% |
2011 | 22 | Bakersfield | CALL | A+ | CIN | DH | 12 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
2011 | 22 | Carolina | SOUL | AA | CIN | C | 42 | 316 | 273 | 36 | 7 | 3 | .978 | 7.36 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 36% |
2011 | 22 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | C | 4 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
2 Seasons | 106 | 826 | 738 | 75 | 13 | 7 | .984 | 7.67 | 19 | 78 | 40 | 34% | ||||||
C (2 seasons) | C | 94 | 826 | 738 | 75 | 13 | 7 | .984 | 8.65 | 19 | 78 | 40 | 34% | |||||
DH (1 season) | DH | 12 | 0.00 |
Still, Grandal’s glove typically receives better grades as does his arm than Mesoraco’s. Scouts prefer Grandal’s ability from the left side of the dish a little better than from the right, but he’s plus from both sides. With a full season behind the dish in the Show, Grandal could amass 20 bombs and approach a .300 average with good on-base skills and above average defense. That sounds a lot like Victor Martinez to me, especially when considering that he hits from both sides. Grandal is the kind of big-upside backstop that every club would like to see in the high Minors.
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