Weekly Prospects Check In: Gary Sanchez

The New York Yankees had one representative in the XM Futures Game on Sunday night and he is our weekly check in for the day, Gary Sanchez. This is the second time the Yankees catcher has represented the Yankees organization and Team World in the game and will likely be the last, especially with the August 1^st trade deadline looming. In the contest Sanchez went 0-2 in the contest with a strikeout and a batter left on base. Could have been better, could have been much worse.

Enjoy the All Star Game tonight everyone!

Year	Age	Lev	G	PA	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016	23	AAA	56	247	28	66	18	9	37	5	12	36	.286	.328	.489	.817
2016	23	MLB	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

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Weekly Prospects Check In: Gary Sanchez

We're back ladies and gentleman. We hope you had a great July 4th holiday weekend and we hope it was spent with friends, family, good food, fireworks and even better memories. We kick off this short week with a check in with one of the top Yankees prospects in all the system, Gary Sanchez.

Last we checked in with Sanchez he was back off the disabled list after cracking his thumb, he was learning first base and he was chosen to represent the Yankees in the XM All Star Futures Game for Team World. What's he been up to this week?

Year	Age	Lev	G	PA	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016	23	AAA	53	233	27	60	17	8	35	5	10	34	.274	.313	.470	.784
2016	23	MLB	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

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2015 MLB Futures Game Open Thread

All-Star Week has officially begun even though the slate of games are still going on around Major League Baseball including the Yankees and Red Sox game that started a couple of hours ago. The game will be played on the field in Cincinnati inside the Great American Ball Park and can be seen live on MLB Network and MLB.com. See below for the complete rosters for both Aaron Judge and Team USA and Gary Sanchez and Team World.

TEAM USA

Pitchers

Mark Appel, Astros

Tyler Beede, Giants

Zach Davies, Orioles

Carl Edwards Jr., Cubs

Amir Garrett, Reds

Lucas Giolito, Nationals

Sean Newcomb, Angels

Aaron Nola, Phillies

Colin Rea, Padres

Blake Snell, Rays

Catchers

Kyle Farmer, Dodgers

Kyle Schwarber, Cubs

Infielders

Josh Bell, Pirates

JP Crawford, Phillies

Tony Kemp, Astros

Matt Olson, A's

Richie Shaffer, Rays

Trevor Story, Rockies

Trea Turner, Nationals

Outfielders

Michael Conforto, Mets

Aaron Judge, Yankees

Brandon Nimmo, Mets

Kyle Waldrop, Reds

Nick Williams, Rangers

Bradley Zimmer, Indians

TEAM WORLD

Pitchers

Jose Berrios, Twins

Edwin Diaz, Mariners

Jarlin Garcia, Marlins

Juan Gonzalez, Dodgers

Wei-Chieh Huang, Diamondbacks

Joe Jimenez, Tigers

Jairo Labourt, Blue Jays

Keury Mella, Giants

Frankie Montas, White Sox

Luis Perdomo, Cardinals

Catchers

Elias Diaz, Pirates

Gary Sanchez, Yankees

Infielders

Ozhaino Albies, Braves

Orlando Arcia, Brewers

Cheslor Cuthbert, Royals

Rafael Devers, Red Sox

Ketel Marte, Mariners

Raul Mondesi, Royals

Renato Nunez, A's

Balbino Fuenmayer, Royals 

Outfielders

Socrates Brito, Diamondbacks

Manuel Margot, Red Sox

Nomar Mazara, Rangers

Yorman Rodriguez, Reds

Raimel Tapia, Rockies

Weekly Check In: Gary Sanchez

As Gary Sanchez waits to represent the New York Yankees and Team World in the MLB All Star Game's Futures Game "El Gary Sanchez" has been biding his time hitting home runs for the Trenton Thunder. Sanchez hit his 10th home run of the season over the weekend which is great for a Double-A catcher and shows how far his offense is finally coming along. Sanchez may never hit for .300 or higher in the minor leagues or the major leagues, although he is still pretty young for Double-A, but if he can hit 10-20 home runs and draw his walks as he does in the minors he will be fine.

To pull a bit of a "Kevin Millar" I can say that Sanchez has shown a little bit of sneaky speed this season with his five stolen bases and no caught stealing which gives him hope for the future. The Yankees don't steal a ton of bases as a team, not even with their speedy players like Brett Gardner, but if Sanchez can at least stay away from being a base running liability he should be fine.

Year	Lev	G	PA	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2015	AA	51	222	27	52	9	10	31	5	16	44	.256	.315	.448	.764

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2015 Futures Game Rosters Announced

The rosters for Team World and Team USA have been announced for the 2015 Futures Game and a pair of New York Yankees have made the cut. Surprisingly the Yankees top prospect and top pitcher Luis Severino will not be making his return to the game but Triple-A outfielder Aaron Judge and Double-A catcher Gary Sanchez will be representing the team. Sanchez will play for Team World and Judge will represent Team USA in the contest.

This announcement has sparked tons of speculation regarding Severino and the possibility of an impending call up to the major leagues but one thing seems certain, the Yankees had to request his omission. Stay tuned.