After struggling to replicate his minor league success in Chicago over parts of two previous seasons, backup catcher Victor Caratini broke out at the plate and established a successful partnership with starter Yu Darvish in 2019. However, he headed into this season facing yet another year of limited playing time behind two-time All-Star Willson Contreras.
Since then, the upheaval in baseball led to the implementation of the universal DH and opened up the possibility of more regular at-bats for the man affectionately known as “Victory Carrot.” Contreras confirmed earlier in the week that the plan is for Caratini to remain Darvish’s personal catcher and also that the DH would allow for more at-bats all around.