Gary Sanchez stays a free agent, but the previous Yankees catcher still has an admirer within the Recent York dugout.
Yankees starter Luis Severino spoke glowingly of his former battery mate after news of Sanchez agreeing to a cope with the Dominican Winter League team Leones del Escogido got here to light Tuesday.
“I loved pitching to him,” Severino said after throwing 4 innings in the course of the Yankees’ 6-3 win over the Tigers, in line with NJ Advance Media. “… It’s tough to catch in Recent York because there are lots of those that are going to criticize. You have got to be good on a regular basis.”
The 30-year-old two-time All-Star has yet to search out a latest squad after hitting .205 with 16 home runs in 128 games with the Minnesota Twins following a trade from the Yankees before the season.
Sanchez had been linked to the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants this offseason but failed to come back to a cope with either club.
Even so, Severino said Sanchez will catch on somewhere.
“I believe Gary will sign with someone,” Severino said. “He’s been waiting to see the very best option … I still think Gary will be really good. I do know he’s been combating his bat the last couple [of] years, but possibly he wasn’t one hundred pc or feeling something. I do know he can contribute to a team.”
Sanchez hasn’t been the identical hitter since his first few years in Recent York.
In 294 games since 2020, Sanchez has hit .195 with 49 home runs and a .681 OPS.
From 2015-19, Sanchez hit 105 home runs and posted a .846 OPS.
In December 2022, Sanchez’s agent, Francisco Marquez, blamed the Yankees for “emotional baggage” during his time with the team.