Sanchez recovering from broken jaw: According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pirates catcher prospect Tony Sanchez broke his jaw earlier in the offseason (about three months ago) when he got into a bar fight while participating in the Florida Instructional League. No charges were filed, and the team declined to comment on any disciplinary action. "Tony continues to develop as a player," GM Neal Huntington said. "As with any young player, there are good days and days when we need to make adjustments. We are expecting Tony to come into spring training ready to go and ready to have a great season." (Updated 01/31/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
The report says Sanchez appeared healthy at the team's minicamp three weeks ago, so the jaw is apparently a non-issue heading into spring training. Still, considering how much the 23-year-old catcher's stock has fallen already, disciplinary issues are the last thing he needs. Considered an elite catcher prospect entering last year, he hit only .241 with a .658 OPS at Double-A Altoona. He has added 15 pounds of muscle this offseason in an effort to, in his words, "hit like a man," but he'll need to make an impression soon to remain on the prospect radar. He remains worth owning in deeper long-term keeper leagues. (Updated 01/31/2012).
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Sanchez's 2011 season was about as disappointing as it gets for a top prospect. It'd be one thing if he simply didn't progress the way the Pirates had hoped. Instead, he actually regressed -- and not just by a little. His batting average dropped from .314 to .241. His on-base percentage dropped from .416 to .340. Considering he was already lagging in the power categories, he's well behind the eight ball now, which is why you'll probably see him disappear from many preseason prospect lists entirely. But the guy was the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft for a reason. He hit as well as he did in his first two years as a professional for a reason. With a quick start in 2012, all is forgotten, and the major-league starting job is his for the taking. Sanchez's young career is clearly at a crossroads, making him a boom-or-bust pick in long-term keeper leagues. In 2012, you wouldn't want to gamble on him outside of deeper NL-only formats. (Updated 1/12/12)
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