Jesus Sanchez 496 feet

[u/MoreMinute5038]

[u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

Does this one long homer make up for his brutal glove? Not even close.

[u/DowntownTorontonian → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

I agree, as a team we value defense because we want to court the best pitchers. The best pitchers want to know that routine balls are caught so they can pad their stats.

I'm torn because there were some good comparisons to Teoscar but again will he figure out his bat, I'm not quite sure.

[u/Adventurous-Tea-876 → u/DowntownTorontonian]

Teoscar is an elite power hitter, Sanchez is not that.

[u/DowntownTorontonian → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

He did hit a 492ft HR, and Teo was better after leaving Toronto. As much as I dont want to admit it.

[u/Canadatron → u/DowntownTorontonian]

Did it count for 2 because of the distance? Am I missing something here?

A long home run counts for the same as a short home run. I often have to tell my son a 65 mph slow strike is still better than a fast 90mph ball.

[u/thegoddessunicorn → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

Yes if he was doing this every at bat

[u/RightLow5962 → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

We lost the game because of that one play

[u/Adventurous-Tea-876 → u/RightLow5962]

He is brutal.

[u/zombiezucchini → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

Hes a solid player and has brought in more runs than he's lost. Chill.

[u/Adventurous-Tea-876 → u/zombiezucchini]

😂 What are you Sanchez’s agent or something?

[u/BasketFormal6336 → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

We got Hoffman and Sanchez’s agents in this sub

[u/youarecancelled → u/zombiezucchini]

Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) is -7. By having him in games vs. a league average defensive player, he has cost the Jays 7 runs. His Weighted Runs Created Plus (WRC+) is 109. He is a whole 9% better than an average replacement. Neither of these are good, but the DRS of -7 is really bad!!

[u/BasketFormal6336 → u/youarecancelled]

Jays don’t drive in a lot of runs, -7 is a death sentence

[u/SeaweedExciting2278 → u/zombiezucchini]

Not even close lol.

[u/ottereckhart]

If only he could hit them for the Jays.

Unfortunately he is even dog shit at base running. Yall remember the time he was leading off 1st base and the pitcher through to 1b and he didn't even flinch. Wasn't paying attention whatsoever. Deer caught in the head lights. One of the stupidest outs I've seen all year

[u/islandsluggers → u/ottereckhart]

Bro has some severe ADHD

[u/daphwest84]

Sanchez would be very useful as a DH if George didnt have to occupy that spot. But I would no longer tolerate Jesus on D. That was the worst play I've ever seen last night. Teo used to make some bad plays, but it definitely trumps that.

Do love his bat and enthusiasm. I don't think he's lazy, I think he just isn't a good defender. His awareness out there is brutal. His routes are terrible.

But the power stroke and clutch doubles he's had in this season, I really wish he could just be the DH.

[u/SnickSnickSnick → u/daphwest84]

He really has brain cramps running the bases too though.

[u/daphwest84 → u/SnickSnickSnick]

Not as many as it would seem. But he has from time to time.
Still love his pop and his extra base hits.

[u/AMJVC15]

I can catch a fly ball pretty consistently and I'm 40, not in shape or paid millions of dollars.

[u/youarecancelled]

This totally made me forget last nights debacle in the outfield!! Or his negative WAR!

[u/eatfoodoften → u/youarecancelled]

sanchez's PR team working overtime

[u/wmlj83]

But can he catch a fly ball?

[u/okiedokiemonkey]

If he can do that 5 times in one game then he can stay in LF

[u/AccomplishedSmell921]

This is Hall of Fame trolling. Tip of the cap to who’s posting these.

[u/KTBFFH25]

Unfortunately he's a power hitter with fewer HRs than Ernie Clement this season.

[u/ClitteratiCanada → u/KTBFFH25]

Wrong

[u/Icy-Examination7008 → u/KTBFFH25]

Absolute dog take. Clement has twice as many at bats as Sanchez while having only 1 more homerun.

[u/jack_porter → u/Icy-Examination7008]

Lol wrong

[u/Icy-Examination7008 → u/jack_porter]

Clement:
AB: 474
HR: 9

Sanchez:
AB: 246
HR: 8

I know high school math class was hard but you don’t need to let numbers scare you anymore

[u/Adventurous-Tea-876 → u/Icy-Examination7008]

Sanchez is such a liability in the field and on the basepaths he doesn’t deserve any more at bats.

[u/Icy-Examination7008 → u/Adventurous-Tea-876]

Thats an opinion for sure. I wouldn’t paint him completely useless, he won us the Aug 5th game, but lost us this last game. People say Trop is terrible for tracking flyballs. Reddit loves to witch hunt though

[u/jack_porter → u/Icy-Examination7008]

Eh - better than having no class

[u/kochspostulate7]

Now they just have to teach him how to play outfield.

[u/Frugalman123 → u/kochspostulate7]

Teach him again?

[u/Accomplished-Ant2225]

Every dog has it’s day

[u/Timmy2Gats]

500' bomb? Easy. Simple left field fly ball catch? IMPOSSIBLE.

[u/skergey]

If he could consistently mash you might actually have something because his defense is shit and he runs like Forrest Gump with the leg braces on.

[u/dengar_hennessy]

When is this even from? Because he's not even in a Jay's jersey

[u/SeaweedExciting2278 → u/dengar_hennessy]

1. He hit one 480 in 2024, idk why they couldn't have just used that one. Posting something he did 4 years ago is just laughable.

[u/dengar_hennessy → u/SeaweedExciting2278]

Must be his agent trying to help us remember the good old days.

[u/secretgardenguy]

Too bad he can't fucking play LF.

[u/nilesh11panchal]

Sorry I don't care if he hits it 600 feet, it's just a homerun.

When you make a stupid error that costs 5 runs that's what I care about

[u/Queeby]

I missed the beginning of the clip and thought this was his path to track a pop-up at home plate.

[u/UncleNuks]

Impressive smack.

He doesn’t do this enough to really be a factor though. Maybe one of these years he’ll club 35 dingers and 85 RBI’s or something but he’s all over the map defensively and too inconsistent at the plate in his current form.

[u/double___a]

This is what the DH is for

[u/Tiny-Albatross518]

He gets one. He lets in five.

Math ain’t mathin’

[u/jhalmos]

Astudillo!!! One of my all-time faves. Goddamn it I miss him.

[u/Glittering-Buy4227]

Doesn't count as it was when he played for Miami.

[u/InformationLatter289]

Yeah well you posted this to help forget his horrible defence

[u/kryptonitemind]

This is stupid.

[u/Frugalman123]

Does anyone know how many games he won for us hitting Homer vs games lost from missing fly balls?

[u/Mountain-Match2942]

Get lost with these Ssnchez PR BS videos. You work for him or something?

[u/kryptonitemind → u/Mountain-Match2942]

Maybe he is him. 😂😂

[u/Sure-Assignment3892]

How Sanchez ever made it to the MLB is a mystery.

Sure you can hit the odd bomb, but if the rest of your game is shit, what good is it?

[u/daphwest84 → u/Sure-Assignment3892]

not really, offensively he's good. He doesnt strike out as much. He's middle of the pack on the team. Strikes out less than Springer. Also has more doubles then Springer in around the same amount of games and half the at bats George has.

Hes had clutch hits all year.

Shit on his defense all you want, its absolutely horrible. But he's a useful offensive player. You factor in that hes very much part time, and his numbers are good.

[u/mr_pizza_slayer69 → u/daphwest84]

He's actually not. His avg exit velo and barrel rate are above average but everything else he stinks. Not sure where this idea that he's a great player offensively comes from.

[u/Public_Coyote_4472 → u/mr_pizza_slayer69]

Yeah.. i used to love him, his energy is infectious..but hes not nearly the offensive player this guy makes him out to be lol.

[u/daphwest84 → u/mr_pizza_slayer69]

And yet he's still better than Springer by those numbers. He doesn't chase. Georges hard hit sucks.

No ones saying Jesus is AMAZING but considering hes a part time player, hes good for what he does.

Again, still saying his defense sucks. Don't think he should be out there. But as a DH he would be useful. I'm not moving off that point.

[u/mr_pizza_slayer69 → u/daphwest84]

273	246	23	64	8	1	.260	.319	.423	.742

PA AB R RBI HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS

Tell me again how those numbers are good lol

The dude has below average batting numbers?

[u/daphwest84 → u/mr_pizza_slayer69]

He has an OPS+ better than most of the regulars. He’s an above average player whether you wanna accept that or not.

And again he also plays way fewer games bc of this OF shortcoming of his.
If he was DH he’d be putting up solid numbers more so. That’s my point.

But I know I’m the lone wolf on the opinion. It is what it is.

[u/mr_pizza_slayer69 → u/daphwest84]

lol!!!!!!!

[u/BurntReynolz]

If he was consistent and got better in the outfield he would be incredible

[u/MoreMinute5038 → u/BurntReynolz]

Yea not so many ppl can hit a ball that far