The Yankees have everyone shaking their heads when it comes to their talented young catcher, Gary Sanchez. They get the fact that he’s a dangerous offensive threat. That part is easy because they all remember the 20 home runs he hit last year in only 59 games.
What they don’t get and what they don’t want to believe is that they also have to worry about him as a defensive catcher. It’s like saying Lady Gaga is a solid entertainer. And then adding, “Oh yeah, she can sing too.”
Yesterday, in a win against the Blue Jays, Sanchez cut down two runners trying to steal with snap throws and missed a third by a fraction of a second.