Gary Sánchez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 230 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/2/1992 (30)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Gary Sánchez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Gary Sánchez News
Free-agent catcher Gary Sanchez remains unsigned after playing for the Minnesota Twins in 2022, but he will play for the Dominican Republic in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Sanchez should eventually latch on with a team before Opening Day, and competing in the WBC could be a nice way to showcase his skills if he plays well. The 30-year-old backstop hit just .205/.282/.377 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI in 128 games for Minnesota last year after spending the first seven years of his career with the New York Yankees. The two-time All-Star doesn't make a ton of consistent contact, but he does have nice power at the position and has improved defensively. Sanchez will probably share catching duties no matter where he ends up, but a move to a more hitter-friendly park could help him bounce back.
The New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Tuesday that the San Francisco Giants are showing interest in free-agent catcher Gary Sanchez. The 30-year-old had another disappointing season at the plate with the Minnesota Twins, slashing .205/.282/.377 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI in 471 plate appearances in 2022. If he did join the Giants, Sanchez would bring solid defense behind the plate in tandem with Joey Bart, whose defensive skills are not as strong. Sanchez does provide some power at a weak fantasy position, but he hasn't offered much else over the past several seasons.
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez agreed on a one-year, $9 million deal on Thursday to avoid salary arbitration, according to sources. Sanchez has been Minnesota's primary catcher in 2022 after being acquired from the New York Yankees in the offseason. He will never hit for a high average because of his swing-and-miss tendencies, but Sanchez has plenty of power at a weak fantasy position. In his first 44 games with the Twins, he's slashing .224/.282/.435 with seven home runs, 27 RBI, 16 runs scored and one stolen base in 177 plate appearances.
Gary Sánchez Stats
Last 10 Games
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has never had trouble hitting the ball out of the ballpark. In his 421-game career, he has homered at a rate that would make him a 44-homer hitter over 162 games. The first problem is that he has never been able to stay on the field for anything close to a full season, topping out at 122 games played in 2017 and reaching 100 games only twice in his five-year career. This is not only due to injury, but also due to his lackluster defense. We are seeing more and more ace pitchers choose a personal catcher, and that has already begun hurting Sanchez's playing time. Sanchez also appears as a designated hitter at times to counter some of his defensive shortcomings, but it is also true that he has a long list of injuries on his resume. The second problem is that he has become a real crater in batting average, posting a .200 batting average over his last three seasons (998 plate appearances). Now we are left with a guy that will hit home runs while he is in the lineup, but he offers almost nothing else. The good news is that his draft stock has fallen to match the expected production; he is no longer even being drafted as a top-10 backstop. That makes him a fine catcher to to add late in your drafts, but the days of fantasy glory for Sanchez could be long gone, especially if he becomes more of a platoon type.
