#8: Red Sox C Kevin Plawecki
Next on my list is catcher Kevin Plawecki. Plawecki does not do much for me, and he’s not that good at the plate. While he has had two of his best seasons in his career with the Red Sox, he is currently having one of his worst seasons this year. Not a good thing to be doing in a contract year.
I would not mind letting him walk this year, especially when you take a look at what the Red Sox have in Worcester. You have Plawecki’s replacement, Connor Wong, sitting right there waiting. Wong is not a guy that is going to impress with his bat and hit for a bunch of dingers, but he will be a wall behind the plate.
He is also someone the current Red Sox pitching staff love working with. When he was up earlier this season, there were reports that Wong was loved behind the plate because he was so calm and collective. It does make sense considering a lot of the young pitchers are familiar with working with him.
I love Plawecki and what he has done for this team, but the time has come once again for the Red Sox to move on from a catcher to a call-up of a young hopeful stud.