On a pure stuff basis, Sanchez has the type of arsenal that you look for in a front-line pitcher. The fastball explodes out of his hand, with excellent movement, and the velocity is generated incredibly easy. The pitch gets on hitters quickly to produce late swings. When Sanchez broke out his curveball in this outing, it showed teeth, bite, and depth. He knows how to snap the pitch off with tight rotation, along with how to vary shape and still keep a consistent release. While the changeup was used sparingly, it flashed some quality action a couple of times. This arsenal has the potential to be electric.

The big concern here is the fastball command and lack of control. It was downright ugly in this outing. Early on, Sanchez got through things with some timely executed fastballs despite not throwing many strikes. The second time through the lineup, however, he was not so lucky, and absolutely labored through the third inning, getting hit hard via his fastball in the process. The movement and 93-95 mph velocity were no match for failed execution, and the outing ended abruptly after that inning.

Based on this outing, there's a lot of work to go with reeling his fastball in. Right now, I don't see this gap being fully closed to where Sanchez achieves a career profile that matches the shine of his stuff. I feel the pitcher can improve with his command and control via repetition, but the inconsistency of this aspect of his game is something he's always likely going to have to battle. Sanchez's delivery leaves something to be desired when it comes to finishing and throwing downhill.

I see Sanchez as having a good chance at becoming big league starter, and when locked in, there can be some dominant stretches. But, my feel is that the pitcher will be inconsistent enough that it's an uneven body of work.