The offseason trade of Gary Sánchez made the Yankees’ position on the catcher position clear — defense was now the priority, and the days of bat-first catchers were gone. Kyle Higashioka and Jose Trevino, once he was acquired, would frame the day away for the New York pitchers, and any hitting skills they could show would be a nice benefit. (All the talk from Aaron Boone about how Higashioka could be a presence with the bat proved to be just talk, unsurprisingly.)
Higgy has been frankly terrible with at the plate, basically an automatic out. He’s slashing .