It’s becoming hard to calculate precisely the number of ways in which Yasmani Grandal has altered the path of the Cincinnati Reds in calendar year 2019. Grandal was the clear-cut top catcher on the free agent market after the end of the season, and despite reported heavy interest in him from the Reds, he inked a 4-year, $73 million contract with the Chicago White Sox just last week, forcing the newly cash-rich Reds to send their sights elsewhere.
That, of course, came on the heels of the former Reds draftee bashing to the tune of a .