Patient Sanchez determined to be Bucs’ No. 1 catcher

The Pirates’ catching job has been a carrot dangled in front of Tony Sanchez ever since the club made him its No. 1 — No. 4 overall — pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. For the third consecutive offseason, that carrot has been handed off to an escapee from New York. First Russell Martin, then Chris Stewart and now Francisco Cervelli have come from the Yankees to test Sanchez’s patience and his resolve.