In the three years since, he’s turned in a combined.

247/.329/.518 over that stretch, averaging 26 homers per season (and 46 homers per 162 games played). Even with a lost 2018 season sandwiched in the middle of those three standout years, he batted a combined. Sanchez’s peak seasons in 2016- feel like a distant memory. In 126 plate appearances, he slashed just. Sanchez’s production against lefties, or lack thereof, was particularly problematic. His strikeout rate, while down from its peak level, was still a bloated 28.9%. In 471 plate appearances with Minnesota, Sanchez slashed. It was the first season Sanchez had ever spent with another organization, and while his oft-panned defensive ratings improved considerably with the Twins, his bat was nowhere near its peak levels. Sanchez, 30, spent the 2022 season with the Twins after being traded to Minnesota alongside Gio Urshela in the deal that sent Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rortvedt to the Bronx. For now, he’ll head to the team’s spring facility to get some extra work in extended spring training.

Sanchez, a client of the MDR Sports Management, can opt out of his contract if he’s not in the big leagues by May 1. Sanchez will make a salary of $4MM if he cracks the major league team, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The deal is pending a physical. March 31: The Giants have agreed to a minor league contract with free-agent catcher Gary Sanchez, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic ( Twitter link). April 1: The Giants have announced the signing.

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