http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/12/06/roster-recap-dont-go-breaking-swihart/ Bringing BP-quality analysis to Boston Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/12/06/roster-recap-dont-go-breaking-swihart/#comment-10052 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:38:20 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11802#comment-10052 I think the biggest value that Swihart carries is that he CAN be a plus bat at a thin offensive position. Moving him off catcher really takes away from his value. Keeping here there is a must. Esp with Vazquez and Leon as still unproven commodities with the bat.

]]> http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/12/06/roster-recap-dont-go-breaking-swihart/#comment-10020 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:15:45 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11802#comment-10020 Couldn’t agree more……if the Sox showed half the faith in Swihart that they show in Vasquez last year never happens and I can’t believe Farrell wasn’t behind that. If we trade Swihart it will come back to haunt us.

]]> http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/12/06/roster-recap-dont-go-breaking-swihart/#comment-10018 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:50:17 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11802#comment-10018 How about DH?

]]> http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/12/06/roster-recap-dont-go-breaking-swihart/#comment-10017 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:01:30 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11802#comment-10017 Smart player, great base runner, excellent bat control…he was voted minor league organizational defensive player of the year several years ago. They’d be foolish not to keep him.

]]> http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/12/06/roster-recap-dont-go-breaking-swihart/#comment-10012 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:41:38 +0000 http://boston.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=11802#comment-10012 Put Swihart at 3B!

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