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How Gary Sanchez wowed Buck Showalter without using a bat
By Fred Kerber August 27, 2016 | 8:17pm
[nypost.com]
Gary Sanchez Photo: Bill Kostroun
Everyone — really, everyone — is caught up in the scintillating offensive start Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has forged.
So both managers Saturday, Orioles’ Buck Showalter and the Yankees’ Joe Girardi, admitted they were appropriately impressed — by Sanchez’s defense.
“Good looking player. I was impressed with him defensively. That will be what will allow him to stay in the lineup all the time. When you’ve got a good ex-catcher as good as Joe was, I know he’s really wanting a good defensive catcher like he’s got a chance to be,” said Showalter, who noted the element of Sanchez’s defensive game he found attractive. “Right now, it’s throwing.”
Throwing was part of it for Girardi, who addressed Sanchez’s improvement in his entire defensive package.
“I think it was just polishing his game. His receiving, his blocking, his game calling. He’s always had tremendous arm strength. But sometimes you’ve got to clean up footwork and make sure guys stay within themselves and don’t try to do too much,” Girardi said. “There wasn’t one thing that was glaring. It was more he needed experience. He needed to play every day. He needed to work with staffs…It wasn’t one glaring thing. It was just more reps.”
Sanchez showed his arm in the fourth inning of the Yankees’ 13-5 win, throwing out would-be stealer Julio Borbon, who had been summoned from Double-A with Adam Jones fighting a sore hamstring.
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Girardi and Sanchez on Aug. 26Photo: Bill Kostroun
“You can have the strongest arm ever and they will still try to steal on you. It’s part of the game,” said Sanchez, who added, “I feel good” about the throwing.
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Starlin Castro matched his career high with four hits, including his 18th homer. It was the fifth time in seven games he had multiple hits.
“I just try to go out there aggressive and if they give me a pitch to hit try not to miss it,” Castro said.
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CC Sabathia has been moved up to pitch Sunday for the Yanks while Michael Pineda will start Monday in Kansas City. It was a question of matchups, Girardi explained.
“We flip-flopped them. Just looking at some things with Baltimore and Kansas City. Left-handers have had more success off Baltimore, right-handers have had more success off of Kansas City so we decided to flip them,” Girardi said.
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Didi Gregorius, who scored, and Castro pulled off a double steal in the third. With Brian McCann batting, Castro, who said he had the “green light,” broke for second. Shortstop J.J. Hardy retrieved the throw and fired home. Gregorius was called out, the Yankees challenged and he was ruled safe after a review that showed Gregorius’ hand touching the plate before the tag.
“I was going right away,” said Gregorius (2-for-4, three runs scored) whose left forearm was wrapped in ice afterwards from where he was hit by a pitch in the fifth. “He tagged me right on my stomach. He didn’t get me on my hand. … He [Castro] went, so that was why I went.”
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Chad Green worked 4 ²/₃ innings and gave up seven hits and four runs with all the scoring through homers.
“Wasn’t the best I don’t think. I just didn’t execute pitches when I needed to. But I was happy the offense picked me up a little bit. I’m just happy we got the win,” said Green who, Girardi said, struggled most with his breaking ball.
But Green, like everyone else associated with pinstripes, was thrilled with Sanchez.
“It seems like he gets better every game,” Green said. “That swing he put on the ball today was impressive. Now we’re not shocked by whatever he does.”
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Tommy Layne (1-1), the first of four relievers who combined for 4 ¹/₃ innings of one-run ball, got the win.
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Despite obvious pluses, neither Girardi nor Showalter is a fan of September call-ups. Both suggested teams designate a set number of players.
Showalter shook his head over “specialists,” noting “They’re not long-term prospects, they’re tools to use in September. … I’m thinking of calling [Usain] Bolt.”
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Ronald Torreyes started at third over Chase Headley because “he’s been playing extremely well. We’re kind of just going with the hot hand,” Girardi said. … Aaron Judge was given the day off — at least initially — as Aaron Hicks started in right field. Judge, who is expected to start Sunday, pinch hit and struck out in the seventh and stayed in the game in right.
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Girardi on the Yankees’ wild-card chase as they moved to a season-best six games over .500: “I really like some of the things that we did. Bringing up some of the young kids I thought they could help us. I know that obviously we traded away our leading RBI guy and home-run guy and two really good relievers, but I still felt that there was enough talent in that room to win.”
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2016 01:06PM by Giambino.
By Fred Kerber August 27, 2016 | 8:17pm
[nypost.com]
Gary Sanchez Photo: Bill Kostroun
Everyone — really, everyone — is caught up in the scintillating offensive start Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has forged.
So both managers Saturday, Orioles’ Buck Showalter and the Yankees’ Joe Girardi, admitted they were appropriately impressed — by Sanchez’s defense.
“Good looking player. I was impressed with him defensively. That will be what will allow him to stay in the lineup all the time. When you’ve got a good ex-catcher as good as Joe was, I know he’s really wanting a good defensive catcher like he’s got a chance to be,” said Showalter, who noted the element of Sanchez’s defensive game he found attractive. “Right now, it’s throwing.”
Throwing was part of it for Girardi, who addressed Sanchez’s improvement in his entire defensive package.
“I think it was just polishing his game. His receiving, his blocking, his game calling. He’s always had tremendous arm strength. But sometimes you’ve got to clean up footwork and make sure guys stay within themselves and don’t try to do too much,” Girardi said. “There wasn’t one thing that was glaring. It was more he needed experience. He needed to play every day. He needed to work with staffs…It wasn’t one glaring thing. It was just more reps.”
Sanchez showed his arm in the fourth inning of the Yankees’ 13-5 win, throwing out would-be stealer Julio Borbon, who had been summoned from Double-A with Adam Jones fighting a sore hamstring.
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Girardi and Sanchez on Aug. 26Photo: Bill Kostroun
“You can have the strongest arm ever and they will still try to steal on you. It’s part of the game,” said Sanchez, who added, “I feel good” about the throwing.
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Starlin Castro matched his career high with four hits, including his 18th homer. It was the fifth time in seven games he had multiple hits.
“I just try to go out there aggressive and if they give me a pitch to hit try not to miss it,” Castro said.
=================================================
CC Sabathia has been moved up to pitch Sunday for the Yanks while Michael Pineda will start Monday in Kansas City. It was a question of matchups, Girardi explained.
“We flip-flopped them. Just looking at some things with Baltimore and Kansas City. Left-handers have had more success off Baltimore, right-handers have had more success off of Kansas City so we decided to flip them,” Girardi said.
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Didi Gregorius, who scored, and Castro pulled off a double steal in the third. With Brian McCann batting, Castro, who said he had the “green light,” broke for second. Shortstop J.J. Hardy retrieved the throw and fired home. Gregorius was called out, the Yankees challenged and he was ruled safe after a review that showed Gregorius’ hand touching the plate before the tag.
“I was going right away,” said Gregorius (2-for-4, three runs scored) whose left forearm was wrapped in ice afterwards from where he was hit by a pitch in the fifth. “He tagged me right on my stomach. He didn’t get me on my hand. … He [Castro] went, so that was why I went.”
==================================================
Chad Green worked 4 ²/₃ innings and gave up seven hits and four runs with all the scoring through homers.
“Wasn’t the best I don’t think. I just didn’t execute pitches when I needed to. But I was happy the offense picked me up a little bit. I’m just happy we got the win,” said Green who, Girardi said, struggled most with his breaking ball.
But Green, like everyone else associated with pinstripes, was thrilled with Sanchez.
“It seems like he gets better every game,” Green said. “That swing he put on the ball today was impressive. Now we’re not shocked by whatever he does.”
===================================================
Tommy Layne (1-1), the first of four relievers who combined for 4 ¹/₃ innings of one-run ball, got the win.
====================================================
Despite obvious pluses, neither Girardi nor Showalter is a fan of September call-ups. Both suggested teams designate a set number of players.
Showalter shook his head over “specialists,” noting “They’re not long-term prospects, they’re tools to use in September. … I’m thinking of calling [Usain] Bolt.”
===================================================
Ronald Torreyes started at third over Chase Headley because “he’s been playing extremely well. We’re kind of just going with the hot hand,” Girardi said. … Aaron Judge was given the day off — at least initially — as Aaron Hicks started in right field. Judge, who is expected to start Sunday, pinch hit and struck out in the seventh and stayed in the game in right.
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Girardi on the Yankees’ wild-card chase as they moved to a season-best six games over .500: “I really like some of the things that we did. Bringing up some of the young kids I thought they could help us. I know that obviously we traded away our leading RBI guy and home-run guy and two really good relievers, but I still felt that there was enough talent in that room to win.”
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2016 01:06PM by Giambino.
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