Randal

Grichuk

DHAge : 35Bats : R

#34

Randal Grichuk

#34DHChicago White Sox

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-04-28

Born in : Rosenberg, TX, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026		117	265	76	15	46	.287	.880
2026	Chicago White Sox	101	234	70	15	44	.299	.926
2026	New York Yankees	16	31	6	0	2	.194	.535
2025		113	272	62	9	27	.228	.674
2025	Kansas City Royals	43	97	20	2	5	.206	.566
2025	Arizona Diamondbacks	70	175	42	7	22	.240	.734
2024	Arizona Diamondbacks	106	254	74	12	46	.291	.876
2023		118	434	116	16	44	.267	.780
2023	Los Angeles Angels	54	194	42	8	17	.216	.676
2023	Colorado Rockies	64	240	74	8	27	.308	.861
2022	Colorado Rockies	141	506	131	19	73	.259	.724
2021	Toronto Blue Jays	149	511	123	22	81	.241	.704
2020	Toronto Blue Jays	55	216	59	12	35	.273	.793
2019	Toronto Blue Jays	151	586	136	31	80	.232	.737
2018	Toronto Blue Jays	124	424	104	25	61	.245	.803
2017	St. Louis Cardinals	122	412	98	22	59	.238	.758
2016	St. Louis Cardinals	132	446	107	24	68	.240	.769
2015	St. Louis Cardinals	103	323	89	17	47	.276	.877
2014	St. Louis Cardinals	47	110	27	3	8	.245	.678
Career totals		1478	4759	1202	227	675	.253	.769

ContractNew York Yankees payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 0.5 M$
AAV: 0.51 M$

2026
0.51 M$
Not 40 man

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

139

wOBA

.370

xwOBA

.335

OPS

.880

AVG

.287

OBP

.314

RBI

280

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.6

Home runs

2026 WAR

1.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+26)

20230.6 WAR · 0.8 per full season
20241.6 WAR · 3.4 per full season
2025-0.4 WAR · -0.8 per full season
20261.7 WAR · 3.6 per full season

Outlook, age included

+11 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

CON: Contact; 81
POW: Power; 85
EYE: Eye; 59
SPD: Speed; 74
FLD: Fielding; —
DUR: Durability; 66
EX: Experience; 90

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

1.7

PAL Rating

81 / 100

Value Rating

59 / 100

Surplus $16.1M · salary $0.5M

PAL: dimensions

Offense86

Power91

Discipline11

Speed50

Defense36

WAR, in runs

Batting+12.7

Baserunning+0.5

Fielding+0.1

Positional-6.6

Replacement+8.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

91.3 mi/h

85th percentile

Max exit velocity

113.6 mi/h

84th percentile

Barrels

11.1 %

74th percentile

Hard-hit

49.8 %

92th percentile

xBA

.278

90th percentile

Bat speed

74.5 mi/h

82th percentile

Sprint speed

27.3 pi/s

48th percentile

Outs above average

51th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	CWS	1.7	81	81	91.3	113.6	11.1	49.8	.278
2025	KC	-0.4	23	78	92.4	115.5	11.7	49.5	.259
2024	AZ	1.6	84	79	90.6	112.3	11.0	47.6	.276
2023	LAA	0.6	28	71	89.6	112.1	7.1	45.3	.259
2022	COL	0.5	20	70	90.0	111.6	6.8	43.6	.230
2021	TOR	0.6	25	75	89.8	113.8	8.5	41.1	.230

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	vs COL	3	1	1	2	0	0	.287
Sep 26	vs COL	4	0	0	1	1	1	.286
Sep 25	vs COL	3	1	0	0	0	0	.291
Sep 23	@ KC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Sep 22	@ KC	5	4	1	3	0	1	.292
Sep 20	vs DET	2	0	0	1	0	0	.282
Sep 19	vs DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Sep 18	vs DET	5	1	0	0	0	0	.285
Sep 17	vs DET	3	0	0	0	1	0	.286
Sep 16	@ CLE	5	2	0	0	0	1	.290