Yankees: 3 players who’ve likely played their last game in New York

1. Gary Sanchez

Does anyone think Gary Sanchez is a long-term fit in the Bronx?

Is this even controversial anymore? After Sanchez started one of the five ALDS games against the Tampa Bay Rays, are we even stirring up emotions at this point by claiming his future is not in the Bronx?

Plugged-in insider Mark Feinsand, who covers the entire league but used to specialize in Yankees coverage, seems to believe the team will be a JT Realmuto suitor this offseason, and hinted that they laid the framework for a Sanchez trade back in August.

If you’re willing to consider dealing Gary Sanchez in the middle of a 60-game regular season sprint, then you’ll certainly be willing to do so after Kyle Higashioka took over behind-the-plate duties for the team’s ace.

After a superstar run in 2016 and an All-Star ’17 in the era of good feelings for these Yankees, Sanchez underwhelmed in full seasons in 2018 and 2019, often unavailable due to groin issues, and generally a strikeout monster when he did play. That regression continued in 2020, when we all sort of collectively realized that Sanchez’s all-or-nothing hacks had gotten hacky. A contact-hitting catcher with moderate power and a good glove could do wonders for this roster; a redundant Sanchez clearly hasn’t done the trick.

Don’t be shocked if he’s gone.

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