The same day that Stetson Allie made the switch from pitcher to position player Pirates 2009 first round draft pick (4th overall) Tony Sanchez made the jump from Double-A to Triple-A.
This season Sanchez started his second year in Double A and posted improved numbers in categories such as Batting Average, On Base Percentage, and On Base Plus Slugging. Sanchez in my opinion had spent enough time in Double-A and improved enough to a level where he was worthy of a Triple-A promotion.
There are two categories that worry me though and they are home-runs and strikeouts. In 40 games this year Sanchez has has hit zero home-runs and struck out 33 times. From a position like catcher you would like to see a little more power but if he gets on base enough he can make up for the lack of power. It will be interesting to see how long Sanchez stays in Triple-A, it will surely be for the rest of the season at least, unless they get in a situation like last year where every catcher in the organization seems to go down.
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