That was, at least, until Thursday’s announcement by the Chicago White Sox that they had inked Yasmani Grandal to a four-year, $73 million deal. The White Sox now have one of the best backstops in the game while the Colorado Rockies will continue to look for someone to platoon with Tony Wolters in 2020.
There are two positions where it’s obvious the Rockies need to upgrade in the offseason, and both are in the battery. Certainly knowing Colorado’s financial situation, it was at the very best an extremely long longshot to think Grandal might be wearing purple in 2020 and beyond.