The young catcher has only been up for a couple of weeks, but Brian Cashman already sees him as McCann’s replacement.
Isn’t Gary Sanchez fun? Since he was called up on August 2nd, Sanchez has hit a whopping .360/.396/.720 (197 wRC+) with five home runs, albeit in a small sample size of 53 plate appearances. We know the cautionary tales, of course. For every successful prospect there’s also a Jesus Montero or Kevin Maas, so we don’t need reminding. For now, at least, it’s just fun to sit back and enjoy the ride.
For the Yankees front office at least, they’re doing a bit more than just enjoying the ride.