I’ve long said that the Boston Red Sox have a lot of solid catchers in the minors that can be big parts of their futures. Someone I talked about a lot last season was Austin Rei. However, some people might have noticed he hasn’t been mentioned at all this year.
There’s a simple reason for that – he was hurt. Rei is making his way back though, playing for the GCL Red Sox. There, he’s 4-for-14 (.286) with one double and four RBI. I’m excited to get to talk about him regularly soon.
Remember, this is a guy who won the Red Sox minor league defensive player of the year award in 2017.