Yasmani Grandal (C, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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Yasmani Grandal has absolutely exploded in the first week of May, but the signs of a breakout were already there. Fantasy managers are going to snatch up Grandal based on his recent streak, but i'm here to tell you this likely isn't just a flash in the pan. This looks like a talented young catcher growing into his own as a hitter in a great situation.

Grandal clobbered 15 home runs last season, despite playing home games games at Petco Park. His abilities as a power hitter really shouldn't really be up for much debate. The more important thing to take away from his first month-plus as a Dodger is that the rest of his skills are coming along quite nicely. Grandal has struggled to hit for average in his career, and April looked like more of the same, as he had just a .189 BA for the month. But he has since raised his average up to .307 and doesn't look to be slowing down with at least one hit in each of his last six games. During that span he's racked up 3 multi-hit games, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 5 runs, and 3 walks.