GUESS WHERE GARY SANCHEZ IS PLAYING NOW?

Source: CBS Sports

Maybe I will be writing a headline like this about Aaron Hicks before the All Star Break! But right now, let's focus on one underperforming player at a time. Gary Sanchez. Remember him. He was given so many chances to perform at the high level expected. But, injuries and laziness and excuses got in the way. Now the former Yankee catcher has yet another chance to redeem himself. You will never guess where.

Source: NY Daily News

After opting out of his minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, Sanchez found another temporary home. "The New York Mets are signing veteran catcher Gary Sánchez to a minor-league deal, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. He's expected to report to New York's Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse," reported CBS Sports. "In 16 minor-league games this season, he's hit .164/.319/.182 with one extra-base hit and eight more strikeouts than walks. To be fair, Sánchez had only joined the Giants in April, after the season had already started. Though he did participate in the World Baseball Classic, it's fair to assume the lack of a spring training hurt his play."

Sanchez has had his struggles as a catcher and at the plate with a bat in his hand. Although he was deemed a "pure hitter" his swing got slower and his batting average diminished. Then he started to decline as a catcher, with passed balls, errors and just a lack of athleticism plaguing him. Then there were the injuries. Just too many to name and too often. He just did not have longevity and the Yankees somehow were able to unload him to the Minnesota Twins. Now he is getting yet another chance in NY, but this time with the cross-town rival Mets.

"The Mets are without free-agent signing Omar Narváez, who strained his calf early in the season. Narváez was expected to miss about two months, leaving him still weeks away from returning to the active roster. Should Sánchez show life in Syracuse, he could, in theory, see big-league action in the interim," reported CBS Sports.

Source: Sports Illustrated

Maybe this is foreshadowing for what we may eventually see with the unloading of Hicks. His early exit from the game on Tuesday after having just a little ounce of life in the last couple of games just provides even more evidence that he is just done. Perhaps the Yankees can pull some kind of deal like they did with Sanchez? One could only hope. But for now, Sanchez is in Syracuse vying for a roster spot on the Mets and Hicks is likely headed to the IL. And so the saga continues...

--Suzie Pinstripe

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @suzieprof