As Gary Sanchez was tearing up the Arizona Fall League, the Yankees traded away John Ryan Murphy, seemingly opening the door for the 23-year-old slugger to assume the backup role. It’s not official yet, but Brian Cashman said the opportunity is there:
Yanks Gm Cashman seems ready to give top. prospect Gary Sanchez every opportunity to win the backup catcher’s job.
“[Sanchez will] take a significant run at it. I’m not promising him the position, but he’s clearly continued his domination of development.”
It feels like we’ve heard about Sanchez for YEARS, which makes sense since he was signed as a 17-year-old out of the Dominican Republic back in 2009.