Blake Swihart feeling more comfortable behind the plate
Unless Sandy Leon or Christian Vazquez suffers a spring training mishap, Blake Swihart will start the season as the primary catcher at Triple A Pawtucket. And that’s probably where he needs to start.
For Swihart, the issue is getting comfortable defensively. After a wasted year in which he was moved to left field and then suffered a season-ending ankle injury in June, Swihart is a full-time catcher again. He scared a few Red Sox officials early in camp when he had trouble throwing the ball back to the pitcher, but he has worked through it.
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