In the 3 years that Vaz has caught for the Red Sox, 2014, 2016, and 2017, he has saved the team 58 runs in pitch framing alone, according to Baseball Prospectus. That's roughly 6 games. I'm sure the pitchers are aware of this too, which has to instill a great deal of confidence in them to pitch to him. He has had a rough few games, but he is a very good defensive catcher.
As with JBJ in CF, I'm good with Vaz not being a heavy hitter. Whatever he gives us offensively is gravy.
Very true.
Last year, JBJ was involved in 310 plays in 132 games, which is about 2.34 per game or 7 every 3 games.
For argument's sake, let's say one of those 7 plays would fall for a single or double had we had JMart in LF and Beni in CF all last year. Last year he got just over 6 hits every 7 games played. If you made it 7 hits, his BA would have gone up by about 140 points. If some were doubles, his SLG would go up by more. That would have turned his .245 BA into .385.
Maybe my math is wrong, but nobody would complain about a .385 hitter thaat was average or slightly below average on defense. If you give JBJ one play every 4 games, then his BA could be converted to .315 by adding just 70 points.
Have to say that for me which one of our catchers hits just a little should be the number one . They are both good not great at their craft. Leon gets the nod right now from me.
Our catchers suuuuuuuuck ranked 29th in baseball ....Sandy had a day today doesn't erase the suckitude ....bottom of both leagues Catching situation .
If he is such a calamity defensively that they can't risk giving him a few starts in place of a duo that can't crack .200, they should just trade him. He has little utility on this Roster. We have 4 OFers plus holt and Nunez to play the OF. Realistically, Swihart is not going to play 2nd or 3rd, and we have 2 first basemen vying for time.
Really nice to see CV hitting some balls on the screws the last few games.
Absolutely. The bottom of the order, as a whole, has been hitting much better.
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Red Sox 7-8-9 hitters in team’s first 44 games:
.200 AVG/.254 OBP/.288 SLG/.543 OPS
Red Sox 7-8-9 hitters in team’s last 18 games:
.302 AVG/.377 OBP/.456 SLG/.833 OPS
17 games
298. .333 .526 .860
3HR's
6 Ron's
Not setting the world on fire, but a bright light rising in the East after a VERY LONG and dark April & May.