{"id":66317,"date":"2024-02-07T19:06:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T00:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=66317"},"modified":"2024-02-07T19:06:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T00:06:18","slug":"gary-sanchez-milwaukee-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/02\/07\/gary-sanchez-milwaukee-brewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Gary S\u00e1nchez Signs with the Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Brewers are signing free agent catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary S\u00e1nchez<\/a>, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. S\u00e1nchez will earn $7 million on a one-year deal plus a mutual option. He experienced a small career resurgence with the San Diego Padres, hitting .217\/.288\/.500 with 19 home runs and 47 RBI. Sanchez started the 2023 season with the San Francisco Giants on a minor league contract. The Giants released S\u00e1nchez in early May until the New York Mets scooped him up a week later. Unfortunately, his time in Queens was short-lived as S\u00e1nchez was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres, where he would spend the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gary Sanchez with Brewers: $7M. 1 year plus option.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/1755372863043903603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brewers Land <strong>Gary S<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00e1<\/a>nchez<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>S\u00e1nchez had a difficult time getting a job last year but finally caught on with the Padres. It was the opportunity he needed that saw him with a 115 wRC+, meaning he was 15% better than the league-average hitter. With S\u00e1nchez, the power is always there, but his defense is more questionable. He posted a +7 mark in Defensive Runs Saved, giving him a positive grade courtesy of his throwing arm. Blocking is his weakness, but his blocking grades have improved over the past few seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>S\u00e1nchez&#8217;s Major League Career<\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, with the Yankees, Sanchez finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Additionally, S\u00e1nchez made multiple All-Star appearances with the Yankees in 2017 and 2019. That 2017 season saw S\u00e1nchez win a Silver Slugger as well. In 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/03\/14\/yankees-twins-blockbuster-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">S\u00e1nchez was traded to<\/a> the Minnesota Twins along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/u\/urshegi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gio Urshela<\/a> in a deal that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/donaljo02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Donaldson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kineris01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rortvbe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-02-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Rortvedt<\/a>, go to the Yankees in return. In the majors, S\u00e1nchez has primarily been a catcher and a designated hitter but has also played three games at first base. The 2023 season saw S\u00e1nchez catch in 66 out of the 73 games he played in.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Brewers are signing free agent catcher Gary S\u00e1nchez, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. S\u00e1nchez will earn $7 million on a one-year deal plus a mutual option. He experienced a small career resurgence with the San Diego Padres, hitting .217\/.288\/.500 with 19 home runs and 47 RBI. 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