{"id":2914,"date":"2024-11-21T02:39:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T02:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2024-11-21T02:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T02:39:25","slug":"breaking-red-sox-sign-backup-catcher-in-what-could-signal-2025-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2914","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Red Sox sign backup catcher in what could signal 2025 solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 768px) 775px, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_354,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 354w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_708,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 708w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_376,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 376w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 752w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_731,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 731w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_675,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 675w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_1350,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3600,h_2025,x_0,y_61\/c_fill,w_2025,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd5ckb4m7eb3p87ann.jpg 2025w\" alt=\"Seattle Mariners v Washington Nationals\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2025\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Seattle Mariners v Washington Nationals\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><figcaption>Seattle Mariners v Washington Nationals \/ Mitchell Layton\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-body\">\n<div class=\"primary-content\"><main class=\"body\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"inline-text\">Former Boston Red Sox catchers Reese McGuire and Danny Jansen are both free agents after the 2024 campaign, which creates an unexpected issue for the club&#8217;s upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"inline-text\">Boston desperately needs quality pitching\u00a0to bolster its rotation and prevent another bullpen breakdown, but, as of the end of last season, Connor Wong is the club&#8217;s only major league catcher. Kyle Teel, the Sox&#8217;s top catching prospect,\u00a0may not be ready to debut by Opening Day\u00a0after a brief adjustment period in Triple-A in August and September. Suddenly, the Red Sox needed to add a backup catcher to their list of offseason needs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"inline-text\">They may have signed one on Nov. 18. Boston has signed former Mariners catcher Seby Zavala to a minor league deal, per\u00a0the WooSox&#8217;s transactions page.\u00a0The 31-year-old righty has 194 games of big league experience, including a short stint with the 2023 Diamondbacks, the World Series runners-up.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"inline-text\">Zavala carries a career .205\/.271\/.342 slash line and .613 OPS in the majors. He batted .154\/.214\/.282 with a .496 OPS in\u00a018 games with Seattle in 2024.\u00a0Zavala only had slightly more success with the Mariners&#8217; Triple-A affiliate \u2014 he batted .188\/.325\/.376. with a .701 OPS in 33 appearances in Tacoma.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"inline-text\">Red Sox sign potential 2024 backup catcher Seby Zavala to a minor league deal<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1859297246623227917&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fred-sox-sign-backup-catcher-in-what-could-signal-2025-solution&amp;sessionId=8621da9b7e09a9a800a59a21bd70f7c85ef94f1f&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\" data-tweet-id=\"1859297246623227917\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"inline-text\">The 31-year-old clocked a career-high 73 games in the big leagues in a single season in 2023, and his defense was solid that year. 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