Al Grantham  
Left Fielder | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Grantham is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. Grantham always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency. Grantham struggles on the road.

Baserunning & Defense
Grantham isn't a fluid left fielder, but he's not afraid to get dirty and gets the job done. His arm is accurate enough. Grantham doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a handful of bases each season without getting caught very often.

2025 Outlook
Grantham has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Retired or Inactive Players will give him his walking papers before the end of the season.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2003 CHA LF 28 31 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 18 0 Low Minors 36 73 . 216
2004 BLK LF 38 38 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 19 0 AA/AAA 41 75 . 245
2005 BLK LF 44 41 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 20 0 AA/AAA 49 75 . 259
2006 BLK LF 48 47 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 21 0 AA/AAA 49 75 . 275
2007 BLK LF 64 53 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 22 0 Low Minors 53 75 . 313
2008 BLK LF 73 67 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 23 0 Active 59 75 . 352
2009 BLK LF 76 73 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 24 1 Active 72 75 . 367
2010 STP LF 76 75 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 25 1 AA/AAA 74 75 . 369
2011 STP LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 26 2 Active 74 75 . 371
2012 STP LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 27 3 Active 74 75 . 370
2013 STP LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 28 4 Active 74 75 . 369
2014 STP LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 29 5 Active 74 75 . 368
2015 STP LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 30 6 Active 74 75 3B-27, 1B-26, C-0 367
2016 KEL LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 31 7 Active 74 75 1B-23, 3B-23, C-0 366
2017 KEL LF 76 77 67 50 52 56 59 47 53 32 8 Active 74 75 1B-24 362
2018 KEL LF 76 76 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 33 9 Active 74 73 . 363
2019 KEL LF 76 77 70 50 52 56 59 47 53 34 10 Active 72 73 . 363
2020 KEL LF 76 77 69 50 52 56 59 47 53 35 11 Active 71 74 . 361
2021 KEL LF 76 77 69 50 52 56 59 47 53 36 12 Active 71 74 . 360
2022 KEL LF 76 76 66 50 52 56 59 47 53 37 13 Active 68 74 . 355
Ratings Delta   -1 -3             +1 +1   -3     -5

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2005 20 PJAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000
2006 21 PJAS 22 16 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 4.000 2 0 .167 .063 .230 .000 .083 0 .000 .063
2007 22 PJAS 96 285 54 92 23 0 8 37 53 27 44 1.630 15 0 .387 .488 .875 .323 .323 0 1.00 .323
Totals     119 301 64 93 23 0 8 37 53 29 52 1.793 17 0 .375 .465 .840 .286 .312 0 1.00 .309

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2008 23 BLK 162 645 80 161 43 1 15 59 74 44 85 1.932 17 0 .301 .389 .690 .269 .241 4 .979 .250
2009 24 BLK 127 478 66 110 26 2 19 39 55 36 59 1.639 10 0 .288 .412 .700 .236 .226 0 1.00 .230
2010 25 STP 30 87 13 24 6 0 5 13 14 7 6 0.857 3 0 .344 .517 .861 .294 .211 0 1.00 .276
2011 26 STP 162 635 84 171 43 2 32 74 100 47 76 1.617 22 0 .323 .494 .817 .276 .266 0 1.00 .269
2012 27 STP 162 633 80 173 51 0 34 76 101 35 79 2.257 12 0 .313 .515 .828 .243 .285 0 1.00 .273
2013 28 STP 147 599 81 159 35 3 34 74 97 50 75 1.500 10 0 .322 .504 .826 .256 .270 0 1.00 .265
2014 29 STP 162 627 68 171 33 1 28 55 89 33 71 2.152 17 1 .312 .463 .775 .276 .272 0 1.00 .273
2015 30 STP 162 632 61 166 39 0 28 79 87 38 65 1.711 7 0 .308 .457 .765 .234 .271 0 1.00 .263
2016 31 KEL 156 589 92 185 43 3 37 93 120 32 56 1.750 15 0 .354 .586 .940 .322 .310 0 1.00 .314
2017 32 KEL 162 622 75 166 30 0 34 80 92 40 85 2.125 7 1 .316 .479 .795 .305 .249 0 1.00 .267
2018 33 KEL 157 547 76 147 28 0 25 59 80 44 62 1.409 13 0 .327 .457 .784 .367 .241 0 1.00 .269
2019 34 KEL 162 612 73 148 32 0 26 59 71 31 76 2.452 11 0 .283 .422 .705 .244 .241 0 1.00 .242
2020 35 KEL 122 477 55 122 22 2 23 66 62 23 52 2.261 8 0 .293 .455 .748 .315 .230 0 1.00 .256
2021 36 KEL 162 630 95 173 38 0 38 91 101 35 59 1.686 12 1 .313 .516 .829 .265 .279 0 1.00 .275
2022 37 KEL 140 565 68 177 33 0 18 72 94 39 67 1.718 18 0 .355 .467 .822 .324 .310 1 .995 .313
Totals     2175 8378 1067 2253 502 14 396 989 1237 534 973 1.822 182 3 .315 .474 .789 .280 .265 5 .000 .269

Transfer History for Al Grantham
Date Transferred with Grantham To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 4 2004 Blackwater Kolts Josecarlo Rucinski
1st Rd 2004 - Torontos - 23rd pick
1st Rd 2004 - Lethbridges - 25th pick
2nd Rd 2004 - Crestons - 30th pick
Charlottetown Blues
July 15 2010 St Paul Pride Eduardo Washington
3rd Rd 2011 (63rd pick)
Blackwater Kolts
July 22 2016 Chance Laronda
Kelowna Okanagans Daniel Jacobs
Tom Crumpler
1st Rd 2017 (27th pick)
2nd Rd 2017 (55th pick)
3rd Rd 2017 (83rd pick)
St Paul Pride

Al Grantham's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 1st round - 11th overall selection by Charlottetown Blues in the 2003 Amateur Draft
2015 Player of the Month : Farmers League, July

Al Grantham's Records
Putouts by a Left Fielder in a Regulation Game Individual Pitching/Fielding Game Records 11 - for St Paul on September 29, 2015 Versus Lethbridge

Al Grantham's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
October 7, 2018 18 Sore back 6%  
April 28, 2022 12 Pulled hamstring 12%  
June 23, 2022 16 Broken toe 100% Disabled List

Al Grantham's Comparable Players
Player Names
Rabbit Watson 96.2% Corentin Sagres 95.2% Emilio Rice 95.1% Burgess Adolphus 95.1% Larry Poole 95.0%

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