sanchezYankees prospects remind people of Gary Sanchez.APBy Bridget Hyland | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comDo the Somerset Patriots have a Gary Sanchez clone? Tim Naehring, Yankees vice president of baseball operations, agrees. Agustín Ramírez, another Dominican catcher, makes the comparison.
You watch him play, there’s a lot of similarities in how he finishes and how he looks more like Gary Sanchez,” Naehring said, via Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News. “It’s interesting.”Ramírez is slashing .281 /.395/ .844 with six home runs, 13 RBI and two stolen bases this season with the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate.
He had a successful 2023 season between Single-A, High-A and Double-A. He hit .271 with an .819 OPS, 18 home runs and 69 RBIs.”Everybody competes against Gary the same way,” Somerset hitting coach Kevin Martir said. “The power is there.
The bat speed is there.”Phillips notes that Ramírez and Sánchez share a strong arm, but the young Yankees prospect is considered a “bat-first” catcher.Sánchez also rose through the farm system. by Yankees after being signed as an international free agent in 2009. in.
He played six major league seasons in New York, winning a Silver Slugger and a two-time All-Star, before being traded to the Twins.
This offseason, he signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.Thank you for trusting us with reliable journalism. Please consider supporting us by subscribing.Bridget Hyland can be reached at bhyland
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