Gary Sánchez will turn 28 on December 2nd. MLB’s deadline to tender a contract to an arbitration-eligible player, such as Sánchez, is December 2nd. It’s likely that the Yankees’ catcher will remember his 28th birthday as either the day the Yankees gave him another shot, or the day the Yankees gave up on him.
Lindsey Adler and Eno Sarris recently scrutinized the impact Sánchez’s speed has on his hitting performance in The Athletic. Their findings aren’t pretty. While Sánchez’s future with the Yankees is currently hanging in the balance, Adler and Sarris’ analysis of the more problematic areas of Sánchez’s game paint a pessimistic portrait.