Yasmani Grandal of the Los Angeles Dodgers was ranked the third-best catcher heading into the 2017 season by MLB Network’s The Shredder. Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants was named the No. 1 catcher by The Shredder a third straight year.
For Grandal, it marks the first time in his career he was named a top-10 player at his position in the algorithm-based rankings. “He’s been No. 1 in framing the last two years, and I think the Dodgers have really held that to a high value,” said former catcher Dave Valle of Grandal.
“The 27 home runs, this is a guy I think The Shredder is finally starting to get it right.