We’ll have all winter to talk about the major disappointments on this Yankee squad — hello, DJ LeMahieu, you have not escaped my notice — but today, I want to focus on two of them because they have a few things in common. Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres drip potential, but over the past couple of seasons, it’s begun to look less and less like the Yankees can truly tap that potential.
They’re also linked because of their defensive ... difficulties. The Yankees have slotted them at the two most important defensive positions, knowing that neither will compete for a Gold Glove, and in fact, both will be closer to the negative side of run prevention than positive.