{"id":29918,"date":"2025-01-28T22:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29918"},"modified":"2025-01-28T22:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:28:38","slug":"red-sox-given-unique-distinction-as-free-agency-hits-next-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29918","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Given Unique Distinction As Free Agency Hits Next Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2008901\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The Red Sox have plenty of needs to fill, but one of them seems to have slipped under the radar.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Narv\u00e1ez, Blake Sabol, Seby Zavala and Mark Kolozsvary will all enter spring training with an opportunity to win the backup catching job behind Connor Wong, though none of them are going to knock your socks off. Wong, Narv\u00e1ez and Sabol are the only two currently on the active roster, so there\u2019s a decent chance that some depth will be added over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN cycled through some of those options Tuesday, and came to an interesting conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Boston \u2014 along with the San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Guardians \u2014 were collectively viewed as the best fits for several free-agent catchers. El\u00edas D\u00edaz, Yasmani Grandal and\u00a0James McCann were listed as potential veteran depth options in the story.<\/p>\n<p>McCann has already been linked to the Red Sox, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Grandal and Diaz have not been, but the former could be an option considering his experience and ability to hit from the left side. 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