DodgerBlue.com Nov 5, 2018
Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman Believes Yasmani Grandal Has High Value As Catcher Based On Offensive Skills
In his first offseason as Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations nearly four years ago, Andrew Friedman created shockwaves by orchestrating...
DodgerBlue.com Oct 30, 2018
Dodgers News: Yasmani Grandal Accepted Bench Role In Pursuit Of Winning World Series
Yasmani Grandal was the unquestioned starting catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the entirety of the 2018 regular season, but the postseason...
www.ocregister.com Oct 23, 2018
Don’t call it a slump – but Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal has lost his job again
Austin Barnes has taken over as the Dodgers' starting catcher for the second consecutive postseason with Grandal struggling at the plate and behind it.
DodgerBlue.com Oct 19, 2018
Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Believes Starting Austin Barnes ‘Makes Sense’ At This Point In NLCS
While Austin Barnes overtook Yasmani Grandal as starting catcher during the 2017 postseason, he fell back to a reserve role despite the Los Angeles Dodgers...
www.ocregister.com Oct 17, 2018
Dodgers’ Austin Barnes stakes his claim to starting catcher’s job with key hit in Game 5
A .205 hitter during the regular season, Barnes has stabilized the Dodgers' defense behind the plate after replacing Yasmani Grandal in Game 4. It's becoming a repeat of 2017, when Barnes caught all but three innings in the World Series.
Los Angeles Times Oct 17, 2018
Dodgers make Austin Barnes a Game 5 starter, and he starts it up nicely
Dave Roberts dispelled any uncertainty minutes before the Dodgers unveiled an atypical lineup for public consumption — and the accompanying intense scrutiny — on Wednesday morning. Austin Barnes was, indeed, his starting catcher for Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, meaning the...
www.ocregister.com Oct 16, 2018
Dodgers’ catching situation a ‘day-to-day, game-to-game’ decision
Austin Barnes got the start in Game 4 of the NLCS after Yasmani Grandal's offensive and defensive struggles continued in Game 3.
Bleed Cubbie Blue Oct 16, 2018
2018 ALCS: Red Sox vs. Astros Game 3 and NLCS: Brewers vs. Dodgers Game 4
The NLCS continues, and the ALCS resumes in Houston. Although the Brewers shut out the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS, L.A. did make a run at the game in the ninth inning, loading the bases and bringing the tying run to the plate. The Dodgers are giving Austin Barnes a start at catcher tonight: Coach Dave Roberts is asked about Yasmani Grandal: We’re playing Austin tomorrow pic.twitter.com/ZNGY9ytHvC— Steve Saldivar (@stevesaldivar) October 16, 2018 L.A.’s regular catcher, Yasmani Grandal, is having a miserable postseason. He’s 3-for-22 overall with 10 strikeouts (one of those...
DodgerBlue.com Oct 15, 2018
2018 NLCS: Austin Barnes To Start At Catcher In Place Of Yasmani Grandal In Game 4 Against Brewers
The Los Angeles Dodgers laid an egg at home in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series...
DodgerBlue.com Oct 15, 2018
2018 NLCS: Dodgers Starting Yasmani Grandal In Game 3, Trusting Relationship With Walker Buehler
One day after becoming the first catcher in MLB postseason history with two passed balls and two errors in one game, Yasmani Grandal was not...
