Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson has cleared revocable trade waivers and is now eligible to be traded to any team, reports Robert Murray of The Athletic (via Twitter).
Granderson, 37, is batting .234/.333/.414 with 10 home runs, 18 doubles and a triple through 322 plate appearances this season. He’s only been allowed to face a left-handed pitcher on 26 occasions and, unsurprisingly, has performed poorly in those appearances. But the well-respected veteran has still managed a plenty serviceable .241/.338/.428 slash against right-handed opponents and could bolster a contending club’s bench and serve as a late-game pinch-running option even if he doesn’t possess the speed he once did.
Granderson is playing the 2018 season on a one-year, $5MM contract and is still owed about $1.28MM of that contract over the final six-plus weeks of the regular season. He’ll likely be shopped around between now and the Aug. 31 deadline for postseason roster eligibility, as the Jays have been aggressive in shedding veteran assets on the cusp of free agency this summer. Toronto has already shipped out J.A. Happ, John Axford, Aaron Loup and Seunghwan Oh, and further trades are likely to occur between now and the end of the month.
I think he’ll end up with either the Yankees or Phillies
Bye Roman. Hello Grandy man. TO PHILLIES.
hello yankees…
If it’s for the lowest of the lowest prospect…
Salary relief mainly. $1m is still a tidy sum.
Hello Phillies.
Can he close? Asking for Dave Roberts.
Can he close or start? Asking for Roberts too. To Phillies,send Quinn down and,well…..we just got tougher.
Japan!
Klentack..
SIGN HIM. SEND QUINN DOWN TIL SEPT
With the returns the Pirates are giving out I hope it is to them!
Hey Steve is there a compiled list available anywhere of all the players to date that have cleared revocable waivers? thx.
I doubt it, it’s not supposed to be made public when these guys clear waivers.
Since when? It’s made public when they are placed on waivers…
Not going to help any team much. Limited to righties, limited to below average defense in the corners. Near replacement production this season and below replacement production last year. Veteran presents, I guess. But mostly a hole in the roster.
He has a slightly above average bat which may be an upgrade on most teams benches.
when did a .241 average against just righties become serviceable ?
Same time mlb average dropped in the .240’s
BA is worthless, the OPS is serviceable
Who cares about average? He’s still getting on base either way
When you have less options in house. If no takers now, when the roster expands definitely. Can also see a team that has roster space take a shot. Grandy’s history of big game hitting and ability to get hot at the right time might be worth more than his 2018 numbers.
EXACTLY why Phils ought get him. Grandy,Bour,Cabrera,Ramos in 3 weeks!!??? WEIRD PHILLY MOJO!!@
He looks like a great fit for the Indians
No thanks…
Cleveland should be in on him…
Perfect fit for Cubs. They need an additional bench/ pinch hitter. Being Granderson is from Chicago and was a huge Cubs fan, this would be a good idea. Yeah we have Bode, LaStella but we also have Schwarber. Yuck!!A great clubhouse presence would be super too. Good veteran add. Get him Theo!!
I guess he is serviceable with the ops,
thinking cashman could have had him added when they
got happ but though they needed some outfield depth
he did not take a flyer on him then
Cleveland was my thought, though the D-Backs could probably use the bat off the bench.
Great clubhouse guy and has something left for a team trying to make playoffs
Righty-heavy team can use him especially if OF defense is suspect. Then hope Granderson gets hot for a few games down the stretch.