2021 Stats
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.200
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Sanchez endured a miserable 2020 campaign, notching nearly three times as many strikeouts (64) as hits (23) and finishing with a putrid .193 xBA. His offensive and defensive failures were so pronounced that he was relegated to a backup role in the postseason, starting only two of the Yankees' seven playoff games. Sanchez's lone saving grace was his undeniable power; his 50.0% hard-hit rate, 17.4% barrel rate and 91.8 mph average exit velocity each ranked in the 89th percentile or higher among MLB hitters, and he placed third among big-league catchers with 10 regular-season home runs. There aren't many backstops who can match Sanchez's power, but given his 2020 struggles, the Yankees may reconsider his role with the club moving forward. The potential homer total will be tempting, but fantasy managers must realize the extent to which Sanchez can drain a squad's batting average. Read Past Outlooks

Hitting seventh Tuesday
Sanchez (finger) is starting at catcher and batting seventh Tuesday against Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
He exited Saturday's game with a couple bruised fingers, but he only needed a couple days to get right. Sanchez is hitting .237/.356/.421 with two home runs in 12 games.
He exited Saturday's game with a couple bruised fingers, but he only needed a couple days to get right. Sanchez is hitting .237/.356/.421 with two home runs in 12 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2019
+13%
OPS vs RHP
2021
+62%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2019vs Left | .706 | 163 | 10 | 22 | .165 | ||||
Since 2019vs Right | .796 | 502 | 36 | 83 | .221 | ||||
2021vs Left | .473 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .071 | ||||
2021vs Right | .765 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .258 | ||||
2020vs Left | .641 | 39 | 2 | 6 | .100 | ||||
2020vs Right | .616 | 127 | 8 | 18 | .155 | ||||
2019vs Left | .759 | 108 | 7 | 14 | .200 | ||||
2019vs Right | .867 | 338 | 27 | 63 | .243 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2019
+35%
OPS at Home
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+6%
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Since 2019Home | .881 | 346 | 28 | 55 | .239 | ||||
Since 2019Away | .655 | 331 | 18 | 50 | .175 | ||||
2021Home | .687 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .172 | ||||
2021Away | .650 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||||
2020Home | .759 | 107 | 7 | 18 | .187 | ||||
2020Away | .415 | 71 | 3 | 6 | .092 | ||||
2019Home | .972 | 206 | 19 | 34 | .276 | ||||
2019Away | .728 | 240 | 15 | 43 | .194 | ||||
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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
0.58BB Rate
13.2%K Rate
22.6%BABIP
.226ISO
.156AVG
.200OBP
.321SLG
.356OPS
.676wOBA
.309Exit Velocity
82.8 mphHard Hit Rate
24.2%Barrels/PA
6.1%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sanchez had a 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 MLB. The risk 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.
More Fantasy News

Could return Tuesday
Sanchez (finger) won't start Sunday but could return for Tuesday's game against Atlanta, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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X-rays negative
Sanchez has been diagnosed with a contusion to his right index and middle fingers after the X-rays on his right hand were negative.
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Exits Saturday's game
Sanchez exited Saturday's game against the Rays with an apparent right hand injury, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Sitting Monday
Sanchez will sit Monday against the Blue Jays.
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Reaches base three times in loss
Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Orioles.
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