Baseball Should Gary Sanchez be moved to DH? by Jimmy Cody October 17, 2017 Gary Sanchez, the heart and soul of the Yankees’ young core, is tremendous to say the least on the offensive end. Sanchez clubbed 33 homers this season along with 90 RBI. Sanchez also had a .278 batting average this season. This is very good for someone of Sanchez’s game, one of a typical power hitter. Now, onto the other side of Sanchez’s game, is his defense. Sanchez’s defensive mishaps have been noted throughout the year, including his benching by Yankees manager Joe Girardi this August. Sanchez’s defense has been getting better little by little, but it’s still not up to par. This can be clearly noted, such as when Sanchez dropped the ball on the relay throw from Didi Gregorius in the teams’ loss in Game 2 of the ALCS. Sanchez’s drop was on the last play of the game as Jose Altuve was able to score and give the Astros the win. To be clear, I’m not blaming Sanchez for the lost, but I’m just noting his defensive failure in a big spot. Yankee fans aren’t expecting Gary Sanchez to be Yadier Molina out there, but they definitely expect better when it comes down to defense in a prime spot such as catcher. Now, here’s what the Yankees can do with Sanchez. The pretty logical route seems to be that they will have to make Gary Sanchez a designated hitter to keep his bat in the lineup. Sanchez won’t be taking any players spot of the Yankees’ young core but the only issue will be what to do with Sanchez against an NL opponent, but that is something the manager must make the call on. There’s often a feel amongst people in the baseball world that if you can hit, they’ll find a spot for you. Which is very true, but, Sanchez is costing this team runs and games with his lack luster defense. This is something the Yankees will have to consider this off season and cannot be ignored. Post Views: 2,860 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jimmy Cody Latest posts by Jimmy Cody (see all) Why getting rid of Joe Girardi hurt the Yankees more than it helped - November 11, 2017 Should Gary Sanchez be moved to DH? - October 17, 2017 Related TopicsGary SanchezNew York Yankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Girardi sets Yankees pitching rotation for ALCS Frazier and Judge homer to back another solid postseason outing from Sabathia