Saturday, November 3, 2018

Should Yankees trade Gary Sanchez to Marlins for J.T. Realmuto?

Catcher for catcher. Even up. Both bat right and throw right.

Gary Sanchez
6-2230lb
Team: New York Yankees (majors)
Born: December 21992 (Age: 25-335d) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season
2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018
Service Time (01/2018): 1.086  •  Arb Eligible: 2020  •  Free Agent: 2023

J.T. Realmuto
6-1210lb
Team: Miami Marlins (majors)
Born: March 181991 (Age: 27-229d) in Del City, OK

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season
2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018
Service Time (01/2018): 3.038  •  Arb Eligible: 2019  •  Free Agent: 2021

Wins Above Replacement (WAR) Plate Appearances (PA)/WAR:
Sanchez: 1130/8.2 = 139 (one WAR every 139 PA)
Realmuto: 2152/13 = 166 (one WAR every 166 PA)

OPS+ PA:
Sanchez:
2016 168    229   
2017 126    525
2018 86    374
career 121    1,135

Realmuto:
2015 92    467
2016 111    545
2017 112    579
2018 131   531
career 111    2,152

OPS (regular, tournament):
Sanchez: .847    .664
Realmuto: .768   none

Money:
Sanchez:
YearAgeTmSalarySrvTmSourcesNotes/Other Sources
201724New York Yankees$557,9000.086contracts
201825New York Yankees$620,4001.086
2018 StatusSigned thru 2018Earliest Arb Eligible: 2020, Earliest Free Agent: 2023
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,178,300

Realmuto:
YearAgeTmSalarySrvTmSourcesNotes/Other Sources
201625Miami Marlins$532,5001.038
201726Miami Marlins$562,5002.038contracts
201827Miami Marlins$2,900,0003.038
2018 StatusSigned thru 2018Earliest Arb Eligible: 2019, Earliest Free Agent: 2021
Career to date (may be incomplete)$3,995,000

Realmuto has already started to make serious money, while Sanchez is still two years away. Realmuto is almost two years older.

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