2019 Stats
AVG
.232
HR
34
RBI
77
R
62
SB
0
2020 Projections
2020 Fantasy Outlook
Sanchez had strong bounce-back season in 2019, recovering the power production that appeared lost for a lot of 2018 while finding some middle ground with his batting average after two radical swings the prior two seasons. He will earn his walks when willing to accept them from pitchers that do not want to challenge him. He will also pile up his strikeouts as the next time he shortens up on a swing will be the first time. His career average exit velocity is an impressive 91 mph and 43% of his batted balls are classified as Hard Hit, and he attempts to generate that outcome with every swing. Sanchez had a .474 expected weighted on base average on contact with the baseball in 2019, which was the highest figure in all of baseball. The risks with Sanchez isn't the production, it is the expectation of production. Unlike some Yankee fans, you can accept him for what he is rather than what he is not. Read Past Outlooks

Blasts first homer of postseason
Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 8-3 loss to the Astros in Game 4 of the ALCS.
ANALYSIS
Sanchez took Josh James deep in the sixth inning to pull the Yankees to within 6-3. He had entered the game with just two hits in 21 postseason at-bats, and Thursday's homer was his first extra-base knock. If the Yankees are going to stay alive in this series, a hot streak from Sanchez would be a big help.
Sanchez took Josh James deep in the sixth inning to pull the Yankees to within 6-3. He had entered the game with just two hits in 21 postseason at-bats, and Thursday's homer was his first extra-base knock. If the Yankees are going to stay alive in this series, a hot streak from Sanchez would be a big help.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2017
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2019
+14%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2017vs Left | .839 | 330 | 21 | 57 | .233 | ||||
Since 2017vs Right | .808 | 1015 | 64 | 163 | .239 | ||||
2019vs Left | .759 | 108 | 7 | 14 | .200 | ||||
2019vs Right | .867 | 338 | 27 | 63 | .243 | ||||
2018vs Left | .872 | 99 | 6 | 20 | .229 | ||||
2018vs Right | .636 | 275 | 12 | 33 | .171 | ||||
2017vs Left | .882 | 123 | 8 | 23 | .266 | ||||
2017vs Right | .874 | 402 | 25 | 67 | .282 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2017
+5%
OPS at Home
2019
+34%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2017Home | .837 | 647 | 42 | 102 | .253 | ||||
Since 2017Away | .795 | 698 | 43 | 118 | .224 | ||||
2019Home | .972 | 206 | 19 | 34 | .276 | ||||
2019Away | .728 | 240 | 15 | 43 | .194 | ||||
2018Home | .647 | 190 | 8 | 26 | .179 | ||||
2018Away | .748 | 184 | 10 | 27 | .193 | ||||
2017Home | .863 | 251 | 15 | 42 | .286 | ||||
2017Away | .887 | 274 | 18 | 48 | .271 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Gary Sanchez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.32BB Rate
9.0%K Rate
28.0%BABIP
.244ISO
.293AVG
.232OBP
.316SLG
.525OPS
.841wOBA
.362Exit Velocity
91.3 mphHard Hit Rate
42.0%Barrels/PA
11.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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Raise your hand if you were surprised Sanchez has had a balky left shoulder since 2017. He finally underwent a debridement procedure in November to clean up the tissue causing irritation. There's no telling how this affected Sanchez last season, but his .186/.291/.406 line was shocking in light of what he did the previous two campaigns. Sanchez's defense also suffered with a league-leading 18 passed balls, despite only 76 games behind the dish. He had two DL stints after straining then aggravating his groin. Aside from the likely impact of the assorted injuries, Sanchez hit into some seriously bad luck. His Statcast data, specifically exit velocity and barrels, were nearly identical to 2017, with decidedly poorer results. His .304 wOBA was nearly 40 points below his expected .343 mark. There's some added injury risk, but Sanchez is arguably the same guy he was this time last year when he was the consensus top backstop, a top-40 overall player.
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Sitting Saturday
Sanchez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
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Back in action
Sanchez (groin) is back in the lineup as expected Friday against the Rangers, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
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Set to return Friday
Sanchez (groin) is expected to start Friday's game against the Rangers and catch four or five innings, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
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Takes BP
Sanchez (groin) took batting practice Monday, George A. King III of the New York Post reports.
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Back next weekend?
Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Sanchez could maybe play at some point during the Yankees' series in Texas next weekend, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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