Why Yankees got rid of Gary Sanchez, who is thriving years later with Brewers

TL;DR

The New York Yankees released Gary Sanchez four years ago, but he is now thriving with the Milwaukee Brewers, boasting an OPS above 1.300 early this season.

Key points

Gary Sanchez was released by the New York Yankees four years ago.
Sanchez is now with the Milwaukee Brewers.
He has an OPS above 1.300 early in the season.
Sanchez plays multiple positions including DH, catcher, and first base.

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For a stretch of time, it looked like Gary Sanchez would be Aaron Judge's slugger buddy for a decade or more.

Instead, though, the New York Yankees moved on from Sanchez four years ago. Judge is still doing his thing, but Sanchez has bounced around before landing with the Milwaukee Brewers.

So far this season, Sanchez is thriving. He's got an OPS above 1.300 in the very early going.

Sanchez is playing some DH, some catcher and some first base. The Brewers have standout catcher William Contreras doing most of the work behind the plate.

The most relevant part of Sanchez to Milwaukee is his bat.

The Yankees once believed greatly in that swing, but they eventually let him go.

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