With catching at a premium throughout the league, the Los Angeles Dodgers are fortunate enough to carry two elite, starting-caliber backstops in Austin Barnes and Yasmani Grandal.
Given the talent level of both catchers, Barnes and Grandal are expected to platoon with one another this season, with the former receiving the majority of his opportunities against left-handed pitching.
Heading into another year with Barnes and Grandal forming a tandem of sorts is an area of the roster Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is pleased with and confident in, via Bill Plunkett of the Southern California News Group:
“I think it was a significant factor in our success last year.