CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 25: Yasmani Grandal #24 of the Chicago White Sox drops his bat as he follows the flight of his solo home run in the 2nd inning against the Seattle Mariners at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 25, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Chicago White Sox fans may have thought all was lost a few weeks ago when catcher Yasmani Grandal was sitting there with a sub .200 batting average and defensive miscues all over the place. Lots of fans were discussing how bad Grandal was and how much of a waste of money it was to have signed him.