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Originally Posted by D. Bergin
Hernandez is a bad umpire, but Sanchez was not helping out Tanaka either. Gary's having a great year at the plate and has gotten better at blocking pitches, but his pitch framing has gotten worse. Setting up outside the box is not helping him get calls.
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Agreed. Although I don't follow all teams, I cannot think of a starting catcher in MLB who is worse at framing pitches than Sanchez. Anyone watching a Yankees game and focusing on this aspect of defense would notice almost immediately and quite noticeably how poorly Sanchez frames pitches. It almost looks likes he's fighting the ball much of the time rather than receiving it.
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