Texas catcher
Robinson Chirinos will be out for three months with a fractured right forearm. The Rangers were
already thin in the backstop department, and now they are in full panic mode. Enter your Boston Red Sox—flush with catching depth. The most likely Texas target would be
Ryan Hanigan—a solid veteran that could immediately solve their short-term issues. The real question is how much Boston could get in
return for the Andover High School grad. Given the Texas situation, the haul should be bigger than it would be normally. On our end,
Christian Vazquez is still on a slow, careful track back from
Tommy John surgery down in Pawtucket—but could be ready for promotion in the middle of this year. Until then, either
Dan Butler or
Sandy Leon could join
Blake Swihart in a new catching tandem. Stay tuned!
