Red Sox: Blake Swihart should be the everyday catcher

Blake Swihart is capitalizing on his opportunities with the Boston Red Sox lately. But he should be starting at catcher even more.

The Red Sox committed to carrying two catchers on their roster this season, unlike last year, when they placed Sandy Leon on waivers before the season started. Christian Vazquez became the starter and Blake Swihart finally had a set role as the backup catcher. But now a little over a week into the season, it’s already looking like Blake is more deserving to be the main starting catcher.

I know it’s a very small sample size, but so far Swihart is batting .500 with a homer and 4 RBIs in 12 at-bats, while Vazquez’s batting average is .190, with a homer and just 2…