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For their sake he can knock some dead weight at catcher off the playoff roster:

- R. Lavarnway homered to deep left center


#2 on the night....

The captain need to fake an injury pronto... Or exaggerate the current one...
 

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Lineup: Lavarnway back in, hitting fifth
September, 28, 2011
SEP 28
2:25PM ET

By Joe McDonald


BALTIMORE -- Terry Francona is sticking with the hot hand behind the plate for tonight's do-or-die game against the Orioles, starting Ryan Lavarnway after catcher after the rookie homered twice in last night's victory. He will bat fifth.

Both Jarrod Salatalamacchia (collarbone) and Jason Varitek (knee) are banged up.

"Salty's banged up, but he could play," manager Terry Francona said Wednesday afternoon on Boston sports radio station WEEI. "But I think it's hard to get past what this kid did last night, nor do we want to. That was quite a performance."

Here is the full lineup:

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
5. Ryan Lavarnway, C
6. J.D. Drew, RF
7. Marco Scutaro, SS
8. Carl Crawford, LF
9. Mike Aviles, 3B
SP -- Jon Lester, LHP


Crawford 8. ???


JD drew should disappoint as well...
 

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i can see how this is gonna play out....tb will probably be losing to the nyy by a few runs late, the redsox will be down a couple late and drew will come up with 2 on and hit a HR to win the game and get them in the playoffs....they will go on to win the WS....and once again drew will "earn" his 14 million on 1 swing of the bat
 

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For their sake he can knock some dead weight at catcher off the playoff roster:

- R. Lavarnway homered to deep left center


#2 on the night....

The captain need to fake an injury pronto... Or exaggerate the current one...

Liability behind the plate.

Defensively is where all the concerns lie. Scouts predicted early in his pro career that he would not be able to remain behind the plate. However, he has worked hard improving his receiving skills. Currently he possesses an average arm, but slow feet delay his delivery to second. With a thick lower half, below average running speed and defensive expertise, he lacks positional flexibility.
 

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Liability behind the plate.

Defensively is where all the concerns lie. Scouts predicted early in his pro career that he would not be able to remain behind the plate. However, he has worked hard improving his receiving skills. Currently he possesses an average arm, but slow feet delay his delivery to second. With a thick lower half, below average running speed and defensive expertise, he lacks positional flexibility.
i agree..but varitek cant throw anybody out..and saltys throwing shoulder/collarbone is junk...
 

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Hopefully they sign Tek next year.
With the right guidance from Tek this kid could be great.
 

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I'm told Lavarnway has tremendous work ethics, no denying hitting comes natural to him, but the Sox don't need anothe V-Mart type power hitting, death behind the plate on defense catcher.
With his work ethics, and his terrific attitude if he works his way to decent behind the plate, I can see him catching 100 games a year.

NYY has the same type of catcher with Jesus Montero, both are naturals with the bat, like Lavarnway, Montero needs to learn how to be a big league catcher too.
Right now, Montero is the slightly more polished catcher, 1/2 notch below Wieters in Baltimore, who has gone from a liability behind the plate, to pretty good.
Lavarnway and Montero can, with work also go from liability to pretty good too.

Look around the league though, there are not many defensive catching artists in the league, save Molina and a few others.
The league is full of power hitting catchers that really can't catch, like V-Mart, Wieters, Montero, Lavarnway, but no artists like when I was a boy, like Bench, Munson, Grote, Sanguiellen, Pena, Freehan......................................
 

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Montero is garbage
You need to take off the red colored sunglasses for a moment.

Forget about his bat, he's got Miggy type power to right center, his bat will never be an a issue.

His strengths on defense is:

Plus arm, beyond plus arm, cannon like.
Plus hand to eye coordination, very important asset.

Weaknesses:
Pretty much the same as Lavarnway.
Footwork needs help.
Pena is working with him, and his passed balls are down as a result.
Like Lavarnway, muscle bulky, not that flexible, needs to overhaul gym/workout habits.

Gargage? Hardly, not even close.
Work in Progress. Resounding YES
 

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Is This Ryan Lavarnway’s Last Chance With Red Sox?


<time datetime="2013-06-24">Jun 24th, 2013 at 8:31 pm</time> by Paul PrimsBoston Red Sox

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Is This Ryan Lavarnway’s Last Chance With Red Sox?



Ryan Lavarnway was once the darling of the Red Sox farm system. Blessed with the ability to hit for power from the catcher position, it was only a matter of time before he sharpened up his game calling and defensive skills and became the next historic Red Sox catcher, joining the likes of Fisk and Varitek.
<article itemtype="http://nik.io/v1/schema/Article" itemscope=""> September 18, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway (60) hits a two-RBI double in the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

But a funny thing happened on the way to the Red Sox Hall of Fame. Despite the promise Lavarnway showed in his minor league career and in a brief stint in Boston at the end of 2011, he couldn’t crack the Sox roster the last two seasons as the likes of Kelly Shoppach and David Ross kept him off the major league roster.
With Ross now on the DL with concussion issues, another opportunity has arisen for Lavarnway to prove he is a viable major league talent. Until Ross returns, Lavarnway will fill the role of backup catcher to Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
It is sort of a mixed blessing. Yes, he’s getting another shot in The Show but with Salty hitting well in the early going, how much will he really get to play?
Manager John Farrell has been very impressed with Salty’s increased plate discipline and improved defense. As long as he hits, Farrell will ride his hot hand. That is obvious with Salty catching an entire 14-inning game and both ends of a doubleheader in recent weeks.
It is put up or shut up time for Lavarnway. He has to produce and turn some heads when he gets his chance.
No one expects him to severely cut into Salty’s workload but he must make Farrell think twice before automatically writing Salty’s name on the lineup card five times a week. It means he has to hit for power and be clutch when the situation presents itself.
Lavarnway has proven he can perform at the major league level. Think back to September 2011 when he got his first shot in the Bigs. He actually had some moments as the rest of his Sox teammates were historically collapsing around him. I remember some good play and hopeful moments (2 HR, 8 RBI in 17 games) from him as he rotated in at catcher in that final month.
September 20, 2012; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway (60) at bat against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-4. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

It’s a real Catch-22 in that Lavarnway needs productive numbers but probably won’t get a lot of time in terms of at-bats or days on the roster. Ross is not expected to be out long term. It’s a tough spot for a young player to be in, but at a certain point a top prospect has to wow management with his play when he gets his chance, however limited it might be.
For Ryan Lavarnway, that time is now or he may just find himself out of chances here in Boston and starting over in another organization.
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