Every player not named Mike Trout goes through peaks and valleys relative to their own overall production. However, not many hitters do so to the same extremes of Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez. Having lived through 2016 and 2017 seasons, it’s impossible to forget that he’s still the guy who homered at least nine times in a month on five separate occasions, including months of 11 and 12 ding-dongs respectively. At his highs, Sánchez has been the best-hitting catcher in the majors, but at his more recent lows, he’s performed so poorly he’s become borderline unplayable.
After homers on each of the first two days of the season, Sánchez regressed towards production in line with his meager 2020 campaign.