There are plenty of receipts on TD to show I was a big supporter of Sano during his first 5 years with the team. There were ups and downs of course, like the disastrous RF experiment in 2016 and the total reset needed in 2018. But I still had hope he would develop into a balanced slugger.
Whether it’s the injuries stacking up, feeling like he made it and didn’t have to work as hard, or a combination of both, he did not become the balanced slugger. My tune changed with him in 2020, and by 2021 I was ready to move on from him.
It’s unfortunate because he did have immense potential to be more than a 3 outcome player. And now his MLB career is on life support.