After another streaky year that ended with Austin Barnes largely taking over in the postseason, there were few projecting Yasmani Grandal would re-sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. While he was due to reach free agency, first came the matter of a potential qualifying offer.
The Dodgers extended the one-year, $17.9 million pact to Grandal, which he predictably rejected and officially became a free agent. The market for the 30-year-old and other backstops who are available has largely been quiet as teams await a resolution on J.T. Realmuto.
A handful of teams have nonetheless been linked to Grandal, including the Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and New York Mets, among others.