A .129/.250/.226 postseason triple-slash and the most strikeouts (12) in Yankees ALCS history, these are the unfortunate final impressions of Gary Sanchez’s 2019 season. To call his playoff performance anything other than a disappointment would be flat-out wrong.
These numbers, however, do not define Sanchez’s Yankees tenure, nor his future. While trade buzz around the backstop has been rampantly speculated upon by outsiders, moving on from him would be one of the worst moves the Yankees could make this offseason.
Despite his maddening inconsistency, there aren’t many catchers in the league more well-rounded than Sanchez.