The New York Yankees need a shot in the arm not only
offensively but in the youth department as well. The Yankees have looked old
this far this season and they have under-exceeded expectations that most fans
and personnel inside the organization had for this club. It all started in
spring training when players like Robert Refsnyder didn’t live up to the hopes
of the team defensively at third base and it continued when Gary Sanchez was
sent back to Triple-A after struggling to hit the ball with any consistency.
Now the Yankees find themselves needing power and a spark and especially from
the right side of the plate, could Sanchez once again provide that?
He could but in my opinion he’s likely not going to any time
soon. The Yankees seem to want to delay his free agency by a season keeping by
him in the minor leagues for a few more weeks and the team frankly doesn’t have
a spot for him on the team right now. Sanchez is a catcher by trade and has no
other defensive upside other than at the catcher position. New York already has
Austin Romine and Brian McCann for that while Alex Rodriguez has finally heated
up as the team’s DH leaving Sanchez to toil in the minor leagues until he’s
ready or until a need arises.
Sanchez may only be down for a few weeks but if he continues
to post the stats that we all have come accustomed to seeing he may not be down
for long after that.
Year | Age | Lev | G | PA | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 23 | AAA | 19 | 82 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .227 | .293 | .440 | .733 |
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