There are a couple of things to be excited about today if you’re a Yankee fan, and they both involved Gary Sanchez. The first is that he and Judge are going to be hitting 4th and 5th in the lineup respectively this afternoon against J.A. Happ. Pretty much a no-brainer here. I suspect some might think it’s not fair to throw a couple of kids with a handful of major league at-bats into the middle of the order for the rest of the year but there’s quite literally nobody else on this team capable of filling those roles. These two are red-hot, they’re feeling good, get them some more at-bats and see where it takes us. Playing it safe and batting Chase Headley cleanup is the most nonsensical move in sports history.
The second is that Joe Girardi announced this morning that Gary Sanchez will be the everyday starting catcher for the duration of the season, with Brian McCann working as the DH. Not a surprise, but it’s interesting what this might mean for McCann going forward. The Yanks have a already tried to trade him, waived him and have now taken his job. He’s got two years and $34 million left on his deal after 2016 and you can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to take the Yankees eating a good amount of that to get someone to take him off their hands. One way or another, I’d expect the Yankees to be carrying two catchers in 2017 and not one of them is going to be named Brian McCAnn.
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