Dodgers Avoid Arbitration With Yasmani Grandal
- Updated: January 15, 2017
According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year deal with Yasmani Grandal to a one-year deal worth 5.5 million dollars to avoid arbitration.
Yasmani Grandal, dodgers agree at $5.5M
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 13, 2017
The Los Angeles Dodgers also reported the news.
Today, the #Dodgers agreed to one-year contracts with LHP Luis Avilan, RHP Josh Fields, C Yasmani Grandal and LHP Alex Wood.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) January 13, 2017
Ken Gurnick of MLB.com also reported the news.
Source: Dodgers avoid arbitration with Yasmani Grandal ($5.5M), Alex Wood ($2.8M), Josh Fields ($1.05M) and Luis Avilan ($1.5M).
— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) January 13, 2017
Grandal is a former first round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in the 2010 MLB Draft. He has spent time with the San Diego Padres and Dodgers throughout his career.
In 2015 Grandal was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career. In 2016 Grandal saw his best power numbers in his career. He hit 27 homeruns and drove in 72 RBI’s.
Los Angeles locked up a few of players as they begin to prepare for the 2017 season. As more information surfaces on the Dodgers and their offseason news we will keep you up to date.
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