The Giants have released infielder Yolmer Sanchez from their alternate training site, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Sanchez requested the move to pursue other opportunities, per Pavlovic.
The 28-year-old Sanchez spent the first six seasons of his career as a member of the White Sox, with whom he provided subpar offense and strong glovework from 2014-19. The switch-hitter ended his White Sox tenure with a line of .244/.299/.357 (78 wRC+), 31 home runs and 30 steals across 2,436 plate appearances. Defensively, Sanchez logged a combined 5,000-plus innings between second and third in Chicago, where he accounted for 19 DRS and a 22.5 Ultimate Zone Rating between the two positions. Sanchez even took home an American League Gold Glove at the keystone last year.
Despite his defensive prowess, the White Sox decided to non-tender Sanchez in the offseason in lieu of paying a projected $6.2MM in arbitration. After clearing waivers, Sanchez elected free agency and signed a minor league pact with the Giants in late January. He’s now back on the open market for the first time since then.
Great glove at 2B, can’t hit
The Sox need him. He would be an excellent defensive upgrade over other utility infielders, and he has proven his value many times over.
White Sox will bring him back!
w/ Carl Everett & Sandy Alomar- hehe. damn it feels good to be a Sox fan
I say this a lot, but the Rangers should pick this guy up. Just as a defensive replacement though, because we have been putting Dietrich, Santana, Odor, and Frazier on the right side of our infield this season, and it has lead to at least two game loosing errors. Get Elvis back, call up Guzman, plug Yolmer in at 2nd, and IKF in at 3rd, and then all the sudden you have really good infield defense. Do this in the 8th – 9th when you’re up of course, because not much offense will come from that.
What do you think about, moving Solak to 2nd, ( more natural position for him), Frazier at 3rd, IKF at SS, Guzman at 1B. Choo/Calhoun, Santana, & Gallo in outfield. Bring up Huff to back up Trevino. Move on from Mathis & Chirinos. DH split between Choo & Elvis.
Someone better sign him.
Why?
Is that a threat?
LOL.
Yes.
I guess this is also a bit of a vote of confidence in Brandon Crawford, who has looked a lot better lately after getting off to a slow start.
How is sthis a vote of confidence in Crawford?? Yolmer requested his own release so he could look for opportunities elsewhere.
Some people don’t read the story before posting.
O’s should replace Velazquez with him
If somehow Yolmer returned to the Chisox (he’d be an upgrade to Ryan Goins as an infield backup), I’m sure he’d get a virtual standing ovation.
Would love to see the White Sox bring him back on a minimum deal as a utility infielder.
Yankees.
Amen.
The Sox need his versatility.
Two articles in a row about players I was hoping the Yankees would show some interest in over the winter.
I saw Sanchez play out here a couple years ago. He’s got glove, serious. Yanks have a definite and immediate need at the keystone. Tell ya…I like this dude *a lot* more than I do Mercer. Hope Yanks are in on him.
I could hear the your accent just by reading that.
Man, I’ve been a resident of fly over land for decades.
I first came out here for school (top ten architecture program at the time).
People seriously hate the Yankees out here, man. Oddly, the Jints, too. Go figure. (I mean it was one NFC Championship game…ya know?) I’d lose…dunno…dozens of jobs/year if folks new my true affiliations. (A Gophers cap helps!)
I remember my first couple years out here people asked me “what?” all the time!
I *still* get called out on my accent sometimes.
But everyone I grew up with tells me I “speak like a hillbilly” now.
I was born in Austin, and raised in Central Texas. I’ve been a Rangers fan for a while now, and I have recently gained a liking of the Mets. Everyone down here has an accent, and yet nobody knows it lol. And it’s not a stereotypical “uneducated southerner” accent either… If any northerners are wondering, we do not sound like that. The people down here are all nice, and all come from different walks of life. Living near Austin though, you get many different types of people. Austin is a huge tech city now (especially with Tesla moving here), and it is a boom town. Now all we need is an MLB team, and we’ll be set!
I get it, @rangers29.
For example, my son vehemently denies having an accent. But, he sounds like he’s auditioning for a role in Fargo II, serious.
Everywhere has an accent. The place I’ve found with the least is Nebraska. And, they still say weird shet like “may-zhur” for “measure”.
🙂
I’ve only passed through Texas once. Great place to be a sportsman!
Congrats on Tesla relocating to your city. That’s a big deal!
I actually got certified at their last digs for their solar panels/shingles installations. Haven’t used it yet? But I try to stay ahead of the curve.
I was born in Los Angeles but spent ages 7-through-40 in Northern New Jersey. My wife and I then moved to a tiny rural town along the VA/TN border where we spent the next 17 years. I worked in Northeast Tennessee where everyone had a pronounced Southern accent. But none of them thought they had an accent. They did, however. make mention of my “Yankee” accent that is undetectable to me. Four years ago, we moved to Eastern Pennsylvania. Though I don’t think I picked up a Southern accent during my years down South, I do say “y’all” a whole bunch. Some people think I’m a country bumpkin because of this.
Right!?
Accents are such a singular deal. After college, tours, travels (& travails!) I thought my accent was gone.
But.
Just this week I had a homeowner look me in the eyes and say, “you’re from New York”.
Busted.
Ducky, while living in the South, I wrote a newspaper feature on regional accents and how they can hinder a job search. According to my interviews and research, the worst accent is the “New Yawk” one associated with North Jersey and Staten Island. Yep, the accent I had. I thought that was funny, and it makes sense. In pursuing a career in broadcasting, young announcers are typically advised to move to Middle America for a while so they can lose the accent. Suffice to say, greeting an interviewer with a North Jersey “how ya doin’?” can kill your chances before the interview even starts.
Ouch.
But… bet.
I was born in Michigan (adopted) but grew up in The Bronx. Thicker accent than S.I. & Jersey, serious.
I get it. The only way I can describe it is that when folks from elsewhere than The City hear that accent…man… it’s like they are preconditioned to think you’re up to something lol.
Yeah. When a southerner hears our New Yawk accent, the first thing they do is check their wallet to make sure it’s still there.
Ducky, I thought of the yanks the second I saw this article. I would also prefer Sanchez’s strong glove over Mercer at this point. The need is obviously pressing. We shall see. Hope all is well, bud!
Sretcher!
My man.
If he can put up a 90 WRC he’d be a 3 WAR player, serious. White Sox fans’ll (probably?) back me up.
Last winter I was thinking in the late innings trot him out to second role DJ to 3rd. We’ll see what Cashman thinks now. Circumstances have changed.
Bro, I’m doing so well I sometimes think I’ve shown up to live someone else’s life. Ya know?
Hope things are going well for you too. *Always* good to see you on the board, man.
🙂
Yea, the one year so far he did have a 90+ OPS+/wRC+, he had a 3.2 bWAR. I think guys like him are really undervalued. Even when he did put up sub-par batting numbers, he was still a ~2 WAR player.
D’accord @mlb1225.
Undervalued is understating it, I think. Just looked him up at fangraphs.
He’s a pretty good player!
Man.
Everyone who’s ever pitched will attest to how valuable a good glove *really* is.
But.
Chicks dig the long ball.
Uh?
🙂
As long as you have a sufficent enough offense, you can live with a guy like him in the line-up.
Which is one of the original arguments for the DH, uh?
It meant an AL team could keep a “defensive specialist” on the field.
Don’t really see that anymore?
Yanks have a top 3 offense in MLB year in and year and out. As a part time player/specialist/role player I think he’d be valuable to our club.
Yea, when you have as many good bats as the Yankees have, you can live with a guy like Sanchez. Ovbisously he’s not going to be a super star or anything, but you’re getting ~2 WAR, and really good defense essentially wherever you put him.
Also, I think 2019 was more of a fluke. He was serviceable from 2017-2018 with a .253/.312/.390 line and 91 wRC+. That’s not bad considering the defense he can bring.
Exactly.
That’s the damn Devil Rays whole thing, man. They trot a whole slew of 2-3 WAR guys and hope one to three of ’em’ll “break out”.
It works.
I have some cousins (twins) who were born here in Texas, but since their dad was a military man, when he was stationed in England, his family went with him. The twins were 3 at the time, and they ended up spending ten years over there before coming back to the states. The whole family had a British accent for a good year, but especially the twins, who were teenagers now. When we had family gatherings, they definatley seemed like an outlier for a while lol. We all had fun with it, but now they are back to a Texas accent.
I’m curious to see if the Sox have any interest whatsoever in bringing him back.
He is of no threat of taking anyone’s position (assuming Madrigal’s back by the end of the month), but if nothing else, he may be good to have in the clubhouse. He would be taking either Goins or Delmonico’s position, not exactly a great loss with either one.
Certainly not the end of the world if the Sox pass on him.
Sox fans calling for them to bring him back need to remember how useless this guy was at the plate for what seemingly lasted like a decade. Solid glove at 2B and great teammate but that simply doesn’t make up for his huge deficiencies with a bat in his hands. Madrigal will be back in a week. Mendick has been fine folding down the fort the past couple weeks. Let’s fondly remember the self-Gatorade bath and leave it at that with Yolmer and win some games with some better players.
Spot on Chopper!
The Gatorade baths are worth minimum. Besides it jazzing up the team, Gatorade has the electrolytes the ball field craves.
I was hoping to see this kid play for the Giants this season. He is a switch hitter and can be hidden down in the lineup. Giants have played some bad defense this season. Sanchez would have been better than Joe McCarthy who couldnt hit water if he fell out of a boat.
The Giants just DFA’d Joe McCarthy.
If he left the Giants 60 man roster (he was not on their 30 man team), he is looking to sign with a team where he will have a real chance to play. W Sox present that option for a week or 2 until Madrigal returns, so highly doubt he returns to play for the southsiders.
28-man team.
when are the giants going to send down anderson the headhunter?
So he can throw at guys on his own team at the alternate training camp?? LOL. And he’s not a headhunter. If he’s “hunting” for anything, it’s his control !
remember dh may go away in 2021. we have wild guys, too!
It was one pitch. It happens all the time. Get over it.
Last season the guy batted .252/.318/.321. There are probably a few infielders batting worse than that in the league.
Ironic him and Tim Anderson were on the same team when they’re complete opposites.
Yolmer: Great fielder, can’t hit
Anderson: Great hitter, can’t field
The Marlins just added Sixto Sanchez and Jesus Sanchez to their active roster. What are the Sanchez that they pick up Yolmer?
Boo!
Yolmer….great guy to have on team if you have stars around him. He is below average hitter, above average fielder. He is like so many other infielders. Great personality, fun guy but limited in big league skills…wishing him the best.