The two ways Yankees can make Kyle Schwarber fit their roster: Sherman - New York Post

Kyle Schwarber fits so naturally — in theory — with the Yankees.

Schwarber can be put in left.

Like Sanchez, there were early hints of an all-around terrific hitter — he was one of now former Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein’s favorite players because Epstein sensed the skill to be a complete hitter with power.

But over time Schwarber — like Sanchez — has morphed into more of an all-or-nothing pull monster.

Only five players who came to bat at least 175 times had a worse average — with Sanchez at the bottom at .147.

The Yankees decided to stick with Sanchez and tender him a 2021 contract before Wednesday’s deadline despite being in payroll-slashing mode.

The Cubs also non-tendered center fielder Albert Almora, like Schwarber, a high first-round pick of the Epstein administration.

But here is something to keep in mind about Sanchez and Schwarber — even in difficult seasons they remained among the majors’ best in exit velocity.

But back then, Schwarber was off limits and the Yankees landed Gleyber Torres.

There are scouts who believe Schwarber can use the whole field better and become a better overall hitter without sacrificing much power because he has the strength to get the ball out to left-center and center.

There is enough there for Schwarber to entice the Yankees, whose only regular lefty hitter at the moment is switch-hitter Aaron Hicks

They sign him to play left field, use Mike Tauchman or a re-signed Brett Gardner as a late-game defensive substitute and deploy Clint Frazier as a trade piece to help land starting pitching

The Yankees use Voit as a central trade piece for starting pitching and play Schwarber at first base — believing he can handle that position at least as well as Voit, if not better