Good morning. Boy did Kluber look like Kluber last night.
Anyway, the promotion of Kyle Higashioka almost certainly starts the "Gary Watch", doesn't it? Tauchman was traded probably because of his lack of hitting. Is El Gary next?
I do not know if there is an organizational backup catcher at the alternate site. Chirinos won't be ready for a while, but would absolutely be able to play if Sanchez were traded. Perhaps they wait until Chirinos is healed before trading Sanchez. (I am assuming Chirinos is still with the Yankees...)
And, what could you get for Sanchez? I think he needs a change of scenery to a lower profile team. Perhaps the change of catching style messed with his head enough to carry over to the plate.
I do think we are kidding ourselves if we expect Higgy to keep hitting like he has been. Eventually the scouts will find his weakness, although there probably was a book on him since he was at AAA for so long.
It is sort of sad to see Sanchez fall apart. He has lost a ton of weight the last two years to improve his agility but still has trouble moving. But perhaps they sit on him, work on his bat to either help him recognize pitches or move him away from pulling everything. He used to get out of funks by going opposite field, now he doesn't go the other way at all.
Well Yankees fans, what thinkest thou?
There are a lot of guys like that on this team. He's just the most obvious.
I do feel bad for Sanchez, it seems he has put effort into getting more fit and improving a few nuances of his game, but we have seen a large enough sample size of his O and D that I no longer think he is in our future.
In 2016, in just 60 games, he hit 2 of his 20 HRs to right field, but had eight other line drives that way and four ground ball hits. In 2019 and 2020 combined he hit five HRs to right field, but had a grand total of FOUR other line drives hit that way, and just one ground ball single. When Gary hits the ball up the middle (and to right) consistently he's a good hitter. When he is aiming for the big scoreboard behind the bleachers in left, he's not worth the MLB minimum salary.
I think he has tried very hard but has the appearance of not trying. Look at the weight he has lost - his uni looks baggy. He has changed to the one knee catching style(a mistake IMHO). I think he has a confused, almost resigned look about him. Just lost. That is why I think he needs to go to another team - get away from the Yankees - a total reset.
In 2016, in just 60 games, he hit 2 of his 20 HRs to right field, but had eight other line drives that way and four ground ball hits. In 2019 and 2020 combined he hit five HRs to right field, but had a grand total of FOUR other line drives hit that way, and just one ground ball single. When Gary hits the ball up the middle (and to right) consistently he's a good hitter. When he is aiming for the big scoreboard behind the bleachers in left, he's not worth the MLB minimum salary.
Good post, I think you’re spot on here. He hit .278 with .345 OBP over a full season in 2017, he wasn’t always this bad
Offense aside, I don’t know exactly the reasons, could be as simple as pitch selection and confidence in the catcher, but it’s also very noticeable how better our starters are throwing to Higgy at this point too
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add to that his inability to show a sense of urgency, kind of like, hey I made it, no need to worry. Too bad, great potential, but potential alone does not carry the day. Higgy, well we'll see....
I think he has tried very hard but has the appearance of not trying. Look at the weight he has lost - his uni looks baggy. He has changed to the one knee catching style(a mistake IMHO). I think he has a confused, almost resigned look about him. Just lost. That is why I think he needs to go to another team - get away from the Yankees - a total reset.
good post
What probably happens for the rest of this year is that he becomes the backup catcher and sometime DH after Stanton gets hurt again. after the season he'll be non tendered.
.....but it’s also very noticeable how better our starters are throwing to Higgy at this point too
I agree with this. Pitchers just look better with Higgy. I thought Gary has called good games, but he seems to have lost that. But clearly Higgy's ability to block pitches allows the pitchers to let it go and feel confident the ball will be in front...
Besides Cole, our starting pitchers are very suspect. I bet Cashman didn't see this coming???
Give him a fresh start and the Yankees move on.
It’s time.
No desire to be great? Sorry, but you don't know that. None of us do. He's done everything the Yankees have asked. Changed behind the plate, lost weight, adjust his hitting, etc. Maybe he's just not as good as we all thought he'd be. Maybe he needs a change of scenery. But to judge someone's "desire" from the couch is BS, imo.
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If you want to know what has happened to Sanchez go back and look at his spray charts from 2016 and 2017. Sure, he is a pull hitter, but Gary used all fields when he came up. Judge arrived in 2017, and Stanton a year later and everything became about home runs. And I believe Gary started trying to hit everything 500 feet to leftfield to be part of the crowd. His swing has gotten long, particularly on quality fastballs right down the middle and he can't catch up.
In 2016, in just 60 games, he hit 2 of his 20 HRs to right field, but had eight other line drives that way and four ground ball hits. In 2019 and 2020 combined he hit five HRs to right field, but had a grand total of FOUR other line drives hit that way, and just one ground ball single. When Gary hits the ball up the middle (and to right) consistently he's a good hitter. When he is aiming for the big scoreboard behind the bleachers in left, he's not worth the MLB minimum salary.
Good post, I think you’re spot on here. He hit .278 with .345 OBP over a full season in 2017, he wasn’t always this bad
Offense aside, I don’t know exactly the reasons, could be as simple as pitch selection and confidence in the catcher, but it’s also very noticeable how better our starters are throwing to Higgy at this point too
And unfortunately we're seeing some of the same signs with Torres. Hopefully he can break the habit.
Sanchez is one of the most glaring symptoms of that problem but far from the only one.
Everything the Yankees do is heavy-handed and dictated from the top. They've turned their manager into a eunuch and sucked the fun and life out of the players and the fan base.
2021 so far is a continuation of 2019 and 2020 this didn't happen over night. I still expect them to beat up on bad teams enough to make or challenge for the playoffs with the same final results they've settled into. Win a series or 2 every few years and then have the GM for life tell us how disappointed and close they are.
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No value you at all to Yanks since we already have a full time DH. He will be dumped for prospects to restock farm. He had the talent but not the desire to be great. Sad.
No desire to be great? Sorry, but you don't know that. None of us do. He's done everything the Yankees have asked. Changed behind the plate, lost weight, adjust his hitting, etc. Maybe he's just not as good as we all thought he'd be. Maybe he needs a change of scenery. But to judge someone's "desire" from the couch is BS, imo.
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Sanchez is one of the most glaring symptoms of that problem but far from the only one.
Everything the Yankees do is heavy-handed and dictated from the top. They've turned their manager into a eunuch and sucked the fun and life out of the players and the fan base.
2021 so far is a continuation of 2019 and 2020 this didn't happen over night. I still expect them to beat up on bad teams enough to make or challenge for the playoffs with the same final results they've settled into. Win a series or 2 every few years and then have the GM for life tell us how disappointed and close they are.
Sanchez is one of the most glaring symptoms of that problem but far from the only one.
Everything the Yankees do is heavy-handed and dictated from the top. They've turned their manager into a eunuch and sucked the fun and life out of the players and the fan base.
2021 so far is a continuation of 2019 and 2020 this didn't happen over night. I still expect them to beat up on bad teams enough to make or challenge for the playoffs with the same final results they've settled into. Win a series or 2 every few years and then have the GM for life tell us how disappointed and close they are.
good post arnie
Sanchez is one of the most glaring symptoms of that problem but far from the only one.
Everything the Yankees do is heavy-handed and dictated from the top. They've turned their manager into a eunuch and sucked the fun and life out of the players and the fan base.
2021 so far is a continuation of 2019 and 2020 this didn't happen over night. I still expect them to beat up on bad teams enough to make or challenge for the playoffs with the same final results they've settled into. Win a series or 2 every few years and then have the GM for life tell us how disappointed and close they are.
Can't really argue against any of this. They're barely .500 over the last 80+ games dating back to last year and have clearly regressed across the board.
So far they're 28th in BA, 28th in SLG, 26th in OPS. Last year, they ranked in the top 7 in OBP, SLG and OPS - BA was 14th. Something is clearly wrong this season. Even DLM looks lost.
Also, will always love the player. Not convinced the effort hasn't been there. Sad to see.
But I don't expect them to trade Sanchez this season.
However, with guys like Austin Wells, Josh Breaux, and Anthony Siegler in the pipeline, El Gary's days are numbered any way you look at it.
Judge's performance and health issues especially get me, I've been a fan of his since he was in the Sally League
In 2016, in just 60 games, he hit 2 of his 20 HRs to right field, but had eight other line drives that way and four ground ball hits. In 2019 and 2020 combined he hit five HRs to right field, but had a grand total of FOUR other line drives hit that way, and just one ground ball single. When Gary hits the ball up the middle (and to right) consistently he's a good hitter. When he is aiming for the big scoreboard behind the bleachers in left, he's not worth the MLB minimum salary.
Great post. His insistence on pulling the ball all of the time has led to even his hard hit balls being gobbled up by the shift and the outfielders being in perfect position to catch anything he hits hard out there. No player should consistently have a BABIP this low. Gary’s BABIP is 25 points lower than the next closest player since 2018. That’s absurd.
I also think the “pitchers are better with other catchers” narrative was a bit overdone. Severino put up his best numbers with Sanchez. Surprisingly, that’s also true with guys like Zach Britton and Chad Green.
But it ends eventually for everyone when they don’t perform. Gary hasn’t performed in a long time. However, the hate some fans have for him is ridiculous.
A better bench would have been having a tutor like Johnny Bench if he could reach Gary