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Dodgers: Trading Yasmani Grandal to the Red Sox Makes Too Much Sense

Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes give the Dodgers a good problem to have at catcher. They have two legitimate starting catchers, and they need to find time to play both. Roberts has mentioned that Barnes will get the starts against left-handers, but Barnes hits right-handers better than he does southpaws.

Last season, Austin Barnes hit .321 compared to a .257 average against left-handed pitchers. Barnes also had a higher OPS against right-handed pitchers. Grandal on the other hand hits much better against right-handers since he is a much better hitter when he swings from the left side of the plate.