With Endy Rodriguez suffering a season-ending elbow injury in the offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates reportedly filled his spot with two-time All-Star Yasmani Grandal on Sunday.
Grandal, 35, spent the past four seasons with the Chicago White Sox and posted a collective .226/.343/.375 with 44 home runs and 149 RBI. Across 12 MLB seasons, Grandal hit .237 with 185 home runs.
Grandal will likely be the team’s backup behind former first overall pick Henry Davis, with Jason Delay and Ali Sanchez acting as the team’s third and fourth options. It does, however, seem like a move that would’ve made sense between 2020 and 2022.