Gary Sanchez’s 2020 season was the kind of campaign that he’d surely like to erase from memory as quickly and fully as possible. He failed to clear the Mendoza line and posted a negative fWAR value for the first time in his career. He rarely put the ball in play, striking out more than ever, and was still terrible when he did make contact, posting the worst BABIP of his career.
As noted by my colleague Peter Brody, the biggest issue undermining Gary’s offensive production in 2020 was his inability to hammer fastballs up in the zone, something he’d been particularly skilled at in his best seasons.