Ever since Gary Sanchez firmly established himself as an everyday player, we have been waiting for him to put together a magical season.
He was always a highly touted prospect in the Yankees system, but if you want to the place the blame for the fans having high hopes for Sanchez you don’t have to look any further than August and September of 2016.
Finishing second in Rookie of the Year voting (we all know he should have won), Sanchez ended the 2016 seasons hitting .299/.376/.657 with 20 bombs over 53 games. For the last three seasons we have been waiting for Sanchez to approach those numbers over a full season of plate appearances and he hasn’t really come all that close.