Way back in 1997 the Yankees found themselves in the market for a second baseman late in the season. By mid-August they finally decided that the three-headed monster of Mariano Duncan, Pat Kelly and Luis Sojo wasn't going to cut it so they made a post deadline deal for Rey Sanchez. For his services they sent the awesomely named but utterly expandable minor league pitcher Frisco Parotte to the Cubs. The Count of Monte Frisco never made it passed high-A ball.
At 29, Sanchez was the definition of a serviceable player. From 1991 to 1996 his unassuming .