Yankees hitters versus Toronto Blue Jays starting pitching

Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez

With much of the Yankees lineup hitting above .300 against the sinker and Stroman, specifically, Aaron Judge has three home runs to go along with a .500 batting average against the Long Island’s Stroman, alone.

Stroman’s other primary pitch is a slider, which will be much more effective against some of the Yanks’ core batters than the sinker. With more

With more movement away from the plate, and the lowered batting ability of Brett Gardner, Greg Bird, Aaron Hicks and Aaron Judge who all bat below .200 against the pitch, Stro would be wise to rely on the slider, especially when pitching in the bandbox in the Bronx.

Although riddled with injury during the 2017 campaign, Aaron Sanchez can pitch against the best of hitters and always put up a challenge. Both Stroman and Sanchez are former Blue Jays farmhands who heavily rely on a sinker.

As I said before, many Bombers hit well against the pitch, Judge hitting 12 home runs off sinkers, Gardner and Didi Gregorius smacking six each. Yankees batters also sport a .339 on-base percentage against Sanchez.

Sanchez also uses a fastball almost 28 percent of the time, which like most good teams, the Yankees hit reasonably well against the pitch, especially of Sanchez’s 95 mph heater.

To tie it all together, Sanchez throws a big curve and the occasional above-average changeup. The Yankees’ lineup hits reasonably well against changeups, except for Giancarlo Stanton who batted .208 last season against the pitch. The same goes for curveballs, with that one exception being Gary Sanchez.