Mere weeks after becoming the first White Sox Gold Glove winner in 21 years, Yolmer Sanchez was placed on outright waivers Monday night, effectively ending his tenure with the only franchise he has ever known.  The move was somewhat unorthodox, as the team was expected to non-tender the infielder prior to next Monday’s arbitration deadline, where Sanchez was expected to nab a salary north of $6 million.

Aside from his increasing salary and anemic offense, Sanchez looked to be losing his spot in the White Sox starting lineup sometime in 2020 when Nick Madrigal, the team’s first round draft pick in 2018, is promoted to the big leagues.  There is still an outside chance that Sanchez could resign at a lower salary, but there’s bound to be other suitors and, with Leury Garcia and Danny Mendick on the roster, losing Sanchez should not stop the White Sox from becoming a contender in 2020.

Sanchez’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were: