Looking at Blake Swihart’s season stats, it’s hard to make the case for keeping him on the roster when Christian Vazquez returns. But a cursory glance at his Fangraphs player page is going to leave you light on a whole bunch of necessary context. In his last five game appearances, dating back to July 10, Swihart has seen at least 3 PA in each of them and four in all but one. Three games were played at catcher, two at first base. Prior to that, he had seen more than two PAs in a game only twice since a start he made in right field on June 10.
Red Sox: Blake Swihart may still be a viable major leaguer
