MLB: Players 30 years or older still proving their worth

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Yasmani Grandal

Brewers Catcher – Age 30

After a hitless March, Grandal started turning on pitches and has put together six-multi-hit games in April. He has additionally only gone hitless in one game this month.

Grandal is hitting a scorching hot .395 with four homeruns and eight RBI. He’s scored 11 runs and reached base five times via the free pass.

His on-base percentage is .460 and he is slugging .721.

Grandal currently is at the top of several categories in the league due to his offensive production. He is sixth in average, ninth in on-base and slugging and eighth in OPS.

More than just his offensive production on a team that has Ryan Braun, Lorenzo Cain and reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich, Grandal is a defensive improvement from last year’s catcher Manny Pina.

While he is more famous for the amount of passed balls against the Brewers in the NLCS last season, his fielding percentage behind the plate has held to just below 1.000 since he debuted for the Padres in 2012.

In eight seasons as a catcher, he has only committed 33 errors and has allowed fewer and fewer passed balls as his tenure continued.

Grandal is currently on a one-year deal, but don’t be surprised if the Brewers look to extend him if they continue to push for the postseason.

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