Coming into this season, the catcher position was among the most interesting spots on the Red Sox depth chart, with an unclear future that could move in a lot of different directions. They had a veteran duo for 2022 with Christian Vázquez and Kevin Plawecki, but it wasn’t clear what, if any, long-term value either held. With Vázquez in particular, a 2021 that saw him finish with a 77 wRC+ called into question whether or not he could be a number one backstop for much longer. With flawed but intriguing prospects in Connor Wong and Ronaldo Hernández both in Triple-A, it seemed a changing of the guards could be in order sooner than later.
Christian Vázquez is partying like it’s 2019
