I actually wouldn't be surprised if the yanks cut ties with Grandy this offseason. With his apparent struggles and them needing to keep their payroll relatively down they might just decide to not exercise his option. I'd love to pick him up. Here's why:
Looks like his down year avg. wise was due entirely to BABIP.
Here is his BABIP and AVG. for each of the past 3 years:
2010 .277 .247
2011 .295 .262
2012 .260 .232
This year his BABIP was a career-low .260 which is a full .045 points below his career line. In 2011, his BABIP was .035 points higher than in 2012 and his AVG. was .030 points higher than in 2012. In 2010, his BABIP was .017 points higher than in 2012 and in turn, his AVG. in 2010 was .015 points higher than in 2012. He might have just turned into a low average high power guy as a Yankee, but the stats indicate that there is a strong chance that he is merely unlucky. Just my two cents.
They won't just not exercise his option. They know they can get value for him and I'd be shocked if he was just let go.
