Yankees’ plan at catcher: Kyle Higashioka, Erik Kratz behind Gary Sanchez

The Yankees are unlikely to go outside the organization to replace Austin Romine. The Post’s Joel Sherman reported that all indications are the Yankees will make Kyle Higashioka their backup catcher behind Gary Sanchez after Romine signed a one-year, $4.1 million deal with the Tigers. Higashioka, 29, is out of options and Yankees bosses —…



PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT
Tyler Nunez, a C from Lake Nona HS, is a 6'2 190lb athletic catcher who provides strength with the bat and glove. During BP, Tyler stuck with a middle of the field approach while staying on a line. He impacted the ball well with his compact and direct path, T90EV. He showed off his real athleticism behind the plate by posting a 2.04 pop time while staying around the bag on every throw. He is a good looking athletic uncommitted catcher to keep an eye on.

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