“Just seeing the direction that the program is going in and talking to them a little bit about what their future plans are and what their goals were, it kind of got to me a little bit,” the catcher said during his introductory conference call on Nov. 21.
After seven consecutive losing seasons, the Sox have transformed into a playoff team. Grandal has been impressed with how the Sox are navigating through the stretch run of this pandemic-shortened season.
“They’re doing a great job handling the situation,” Grandal said Thursday. “They’re not looking past anyone.