Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal reports, “That Swihart was so unceremoniously relieved of his duties in April and shifted to left field shortly thereafter suggests that director of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski does not think highly of his future behind the plate.” Instead, a log jam, consisting of Sandy Leon, Ryan Hanigan, and Christian Vazquez, stands in front of the 24-year-old former prospect.
With Andrew Benintendi seeming to be the solution to the left field situation, what is Swihart going to do in 2017?