Well, as we Yankees’ fans all await the playoff outcome of “our” final
11 games to determine if our deficit of 2.5 games behind wildcard contention is
too much to conquer at this stage, it’s about time that I brag about the guy
everyone is drooling over…Gary Sanchez.
We all know, or have heard about, players that have begun their MLB
careers on fire; but, the fact that this guy has demolished all sorts of
records cannot be ignored. Even when his
offense finally simmers down (sorry, fans, but it’s improbable), his short-term
accomplishments are already in the record books. The key stat of the many that he’s now
historically written for the record books is his 19 homers (as of last night)
in just 45 games!
Besides the homeruns that he has smashed, he’s also found a way to
retain an unbelievable batting average (.337) which is very, very rare for any
player who hits that amount of homeruns.
Oh, and of course, he’s also attained 11 doubles along his short journey
so far!
He’s convinced me that he’s no Kevin Maas - or anyone else who proved
to be a fluke as a Yankee or for any other team. Even when his offensive numbers get reduced
to that of an earthling, he has additionally demonstrated the other aspect as a
true player - his defense. From that
standpoint, this youngster as a catcher (which, by the way, is the hardest
defensive position of all) has thrown out 36% of attempted base-stealers and
produced a .990 fielding percentage.
Gary Sanchez has made every single aspect as a professional MLB player seem way too easy in an at-ease manner. It will be interesting to see what Gary becomes as time progresses into and through next season. The last person with the initials G.S. that impacted the Yankees to a prevailing nature was a guy named George Steinbrenner. Hopefully, this G.S. can help lead us in a different way (on the field) to more championships. It’s certainly looking promising at this stage of the game!
