The Cincinnati Reds were long rumored to be interested in catcher Yasmani Grandal. They were interested in signing him last offseason and it didn’t work out. He wound up signing a 1-year deal with Milwaukee and performed well with the Brewers. This offseason is only a few weeks old, but the Reds were once again linked to the catcher. And once again it wasn’t to be. Today saw Grandal sign a 4-year, $74M deal with the Chicago White Sox. To quote the great Rachel Phelps, “Cross him off, then.”
While the Reds were clearly interested in Yasmani Grandal, he’s not the only catcher that they’ve been linked to on the market – he was just their top target.