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Should The New York Yankees Be Worried About Gary Sanchez?

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New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has had power numbers over the last few seasons, but has otherwise struggled for the team. Should the Yankees be concerned about his performance?

Fat And Lazy?

Due to his excessive amount of passed balls behind the plate and lack of speed, Sanchez has unfortunately gained the reputation of “fat and lazy”.

His passed ball numbers decreased from 18 in 2018 to seven in 2019, but are still a problem. He led the MLB in passed balls in both 2017 and 2018.

In just 396 at-bats in 2019, Sanchez managed to hit 34 home runs and drive in 77 RBIs despite a .