Christian Vazquez finally had the breakout season we’ve been waiting for in 2019. His batting average recovered from the injury-plagued downfall of the prior season and a surprising power surge boosted his extra-base hit total. Combine that with his excellent defense and pitch framing ability and Vazquez has officially made the leap to the elite class at his position.
ESPN’s Buster Olney ranked the ten best catchers in baseball, with Vazquez landing at No. 4 on the list.
“The Red Sox have some rebuilding to do, but they appear set at catcher for at least the next few seasons, now that Vazquez is fully established,” writes Olney.