BALTIUM – Gary Sanchez’s numbers might say otherwise, but the catcher doesn’t think his early-season woes are the same as what he had during his 2020 nightmares.
Sanchez said 4-4 on Thursday via an interpreter that people believe I don’t consider myself in a slump, after a 10-inning loss to the Orolis, when Sanchez for the first time since losing his job Returned to the lineup. From Kyle Higashioka. “I think I’m close.”
After losing his initial job to Higashioka during last year’s playoffs, Sanchez played winter ball in the Dominican Republic and spent a lot of kids working at the Yankees Complex in Tampa, but the results did not follow.
He looked better at the plate on Thursday, dropping a liner in his first at-bat and adding another two runs.
“I feel good. I feel healthy,” Sanchez said. “I would love to play every day. It’s not my decision. I’ve got to be ready.”
Asked why he didn’t think he was as bad as last year, Sanchez said, “It’s early.” It is not even a month in the season. “
Overall, Sanchez said that he feels “a lot better” at the plate, and while it’s “harder” to balance his offensive work with his work behind the plate, he said, “I don’t think my defensive. Work is affecting my crime in any way. “
Regarding Aaron Boon’s decision, Sanchez said, “[Higashioka’s] Gonna play, I’m gonna play. I have to be ready. “
Astro does not make his first trip to the Bronx until Tuesday, but his former manager, AJ Hench, will be there on Friday with the Tigers.
Hinch lost his job and was given a one-year suspension for his role in the sign-stealing scandal of his 2017 championship season in Houston, and Ainch Boone, a longtime friend of Hinch’s, said he was back with the subject again on Thursday “Did”, but he does not know each.
“I’m sure he is going to face the fans by tweeting or shouting or whatever. [the season], ‘Boone said. “I think that should be expected. But I don’t think that is a big issue. “
And it is certainly not for Boone.
“I’d say I was done with him and hooked up after me,” Boone said on Thursday. “She had to pay a price for that. Me, as most of us tried to move on and leave it at that.”
Luke Voight was expected to take live at-bat on Thursday for the first time since surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus in his left knee in March.
The first baseman will need to play some rehab games after the minor league season begins on Tuesday, “and not just a handful,” Boone said.
“It’s important for her not only to see regular live pitching that she hasn’t seen in five or six weeks, but also from an endurance point of view,” Boone said. He said, ‘Cleaning the knee, playing nine innings, back-to-back [days] And moving around. “
Voight is missed in the Yankees’ offense, which led the majors with 22 homers last season. He tried Jay Bruce to open the season, but Bruce didn’t do much at the plate and opted to retire. They already used DJs LeMahieu and Mike Ford, but their lineup is best with Voit in first place and LeMahieu in second.
It may happen soon, but it does not look like it will happen next week.
Michael King was sent back to the alternate venue after Wednesday’s win despite playing 11 scoreless innings in three innings this season. King is the only pitcher – apart from newly acquired Wandy Peralta – who has minor league options, which is why he has been shuttled back and forth.
“It’s not performance-related,” Boone said. “It’s a roster shortage.” He is a strange man right now. “
King will be drawn to Scranton, along with Deviye Garcia, so that he can be used as a start in Bron when needed.
“[King] It is proving that he can handle multiple roles, ‘Boone said.
Peralta, a lefty obtained from the Giants in exchange for Mike Tauchman, was available from the bullpen on Thursday and Boone said the 29-year-old could be used in high-leverage situations.
“Gives us a slightly different look, even with our left-handed reliever,” Boone said.
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