Between the 50-game suspension to begin last season and the torn ACL to end it, Yasmani Grandal has given Fantasy owners ample reason to forget about him. But with three home runs in his last five games, he's doing his best to help them remember.
To remember that, as a rookie two years ago, he hit .297 with eight home runs in 192 at-bats with a near 1-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio. To remember that, at the time of his injury last year, he was just beginning to find his form, batting .281 with six doubles and a stellar .425 on-base percentage in his final 11 games. To remember that, in his days with the Reds before the Mat Latos trade, he was a big-time prospect who some evaluators considered superior to Devin Mesoraco.
Even more encouraging than the home runs is the fact that he's started four straight games and six of the last seven. The Padres didn't want him catching back-to-back games to begin the year, hoping to give his knee a little more time to heal, but they seem to be relaxing their approach to him now, even working him into the lineup at first base from time to time.
If you're burned out on Travis d'Arnaud in a deeper league and looking to give someone else to try, Grandal has arguably just as much upside.