7 years agoLos Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal has joined the fly-ball revolution, according to The Athletic's Pedro Moura. Grandal ran into hitting coach Casey Chenoweth, who, ironically, now works for the Giants in the minor leagues, in the offseason and became interested in launch angles as a way to improve his catching. But an adjustment with his hands and launch angle have produced more power for Grandal, which is scary. Grandal led all catchers in the National League with 22 home runs in 438 at-bats last year. While posting his highest BABIP (.298) since 2012, he still hits too many pop-ups. Hopefully this adjustment in launch angle will help that. With the recent announcement that Grandal will be the primary hitter against righties and with this being a walk year, expect his value and ADP to rise.--Mario Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Pedro Moura - The Athletic (paywall)