Even during a league-wide lockout, questions of Gary Snchez's future with the Yankees endure.New York's backstop, once the , has experienced his fair share of highs and lows since his first true taste of the big leagues
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Wayne Chrebet Jersey in on Snchez's future in a roundtable this week, choosing the backstop as one Yankees player that could start the 2022 season with another club.Here's Adler's take on the situation:Gary Snchez is the ultimate fresh start candidate after a turbulent few years with the Yankees. He had a fairly good 2021 season until some regre sion hit toward the end of the year, but his tenure has been marked by inconsistency and frustration about his ups and downs as a player. The Yankees no longer seem sold on Snchez as their catcher of the future, and if they can find
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