Sanchez optioned
This afternoon, Clint Hurdle spoke to Tony Sanchez and made it clear to him that he wasn't being sent down to Indianapolis because of anything performance-related.
"I told him he was going back simply because of player allocation," Hurdle said. "He did nothing but add value to his position as a player within our organization throughout spring training and while he was here. He needs to go down there and be a guy."
Hurdle said it wasn't "feasible" from his "standpoint" to carry three catchers on the roster.
Sanchez's return to Indianapolis creates an interesting situation in terms of allocating playing time between him and Elias Diaz.