Say this about Yolmer Sánchez: I like the way the guy thinks.
Those prognostications about how the Orioles have no chance — literally, no chance — to make the playoffs? Well, Sánchez isn’t going to let them get him down heading into this season.
“As a player, you go out every day, do your best, and try to win every game,” Baltimore’s new second baseman said. “As a player, you have to do your best, believe you can beat everybody.”
That’s one reason to like him. Another is his glove. Sánchez has been a plus defender (according to Baseball-Reference’s defensive WAR metric) in all four seasons in which he’s played over 60 games.