Joe Girardi and Gary Sanchez walk fine lines these days.
In essence, Sanchez is currently a valuable bat whose defense behind the plate is suspect, to say the least. Only in his second year, he is still learning, still experiencing the bumps young players must navigate.
In essence, Girardi is a manager in the midst of a division race, his team needing to continue winning to hang close enough off the Red Sox’s shoulders to make a September run a reality.
So, the lines they walk have become precariously thin. Sanchez must improve; the Yanks must win.