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Red Sox Positional Preview: Catcher

Welcome back to our annual positional preview series, in which we take stock of where the Red Sox stand everywhere on the depth chart for each position. At every spot on the diamond, we will look at where Boston stands on the major-league roster while also looking at their top prospects at the position. We will also take compare how the Red Sox look at the position compared to the rest of the division. Today, we kick things off with the catching position.

Starter

Christian Vázquez

Fun fact: only one player currently on the Sox 40-man roster — Xander Bogaerts — has spent more time with the club than Vázquez, who’s played eight seasons with the team that drafted him.