2026 Red Sox/MLB Season Thread

[byennie]

Seriously, when was the last time the sox had an elite batting catcher? Carlton Fisk??

Letting Martinez go, maybe some old heads can remind me why we did that??

Martinez could still really hit when we let him go, but his catching days were also over. Full-time DH the rest of his career.

Varitek also ate up over a decade, where he was pretty darn good albeit not "elite" at the plate.

Something I found interesting just browsing stats... there are only 7 catchers in all of MLB who qualify for the batting title. There just aren't that many full-time catchers these days, let alone big bats...