{"id":5501,"date":"2011-11-15T13:26:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T19:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2011-11-16T22:11:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T04:11:23","slug":"top-50-prospects-43-yasmani-grandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/5501","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Prospects: #42 – Yasmani Grandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#42 Yasmani Grandal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n

DOB: 11\/8\/1988<\/p>\n

Previous Rank: N\/R<\/p>\n

ETA: 2013<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 He even has collected 12 at-bats in the Arizona Fall League.\u00a0 Grandal, a switch hitter, was selected 12th<\/sup> overall in 2010, and in his first full professional season in 2011 slashed .305\/.401\/.500 as a 22-year old.\u00a0 He should start the year in the high Minors with a chance to break in at some point during 2012.\u00a0 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<\/a><\/strong> on the depth chart, a consensus top-20 prospect.<\/p>\n

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Still, Grandal\u2019s glove typically receives better grades as does his arm than Mesoraco\u2019s.\u00a0 Scouts prefer Grandal’s ability from the left side of the dish a little better than from the right, but he\u2019s plus from both sides.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 That sounds a lot like Victor Martinez<\/a><\/strong> to me, especially when considering that he hits from both sides.\u00a0 Grandal is the kind of big-upside backstop that every club would like to see in the high Minors.<\/p>\n

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