The New York Yankees surely miss the Gary Sanchez of a couple of seasons ago. That batter could comfortably put at least a 110 wRC+ and be a threat to hit a home run every time he stepped on the batters’ box. The latter part of the statement remains true, but Sanchez, who slumped all the way to a .147/.253/.365 line in 2020, finished with a disappointing 69 wRC+.
Yes, the sample size is small, but the offensive slump, inability to make consistent contact, and his suspect job blocking balls in the dirt and framing, resulted in the New York Yankees giving nearly all of the postseason starts to backup Kyle Higashioka.