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Connor Wong's strong season gives the Red Sox a temporary solution at catcher
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The Boston Red Sox are currently on a hot streak, as they have swept two of their last three series, and won 10 of their last 12 games .
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While this team has a chance to make the playoffs, they still might not be ready to be a contender, until they upgrade a few positions . One of them is catcher, which the Red Sox have not had a solid answer to for a while. Luckily, they have someone to cover this season, being Connor Wong .
Wong has been electric for Boston this season
Connor Wong
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So far this year, Wong has been one of Boston's better hitters in their lineup. He's slashing .294/.387/.402/.789 with eight doubles, a home run and 15 RBI in 38 games played.
Ironically, he's been the backup this season to Carlos Narvaez , who was much more successful than him last year offensively, but hasn't been this year .
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Wong has a history of being streaky
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In his career, Wong has been incredibly hot and cold. He doesn't have streaks or cold patches either; he's either good or bad for a whole season.
Some examples are like this season, where he has been one of Boston's hitters. Last season, he was one of, if not the worst, slashing .190/.262/.238/.500 with zero home runs and only seven RBI in 63 games.
Yet, in the season before in 2024, he slashed a mean .280/.333/.425/.758 with 24 doubles, 13 home runs, and 52 RBI in 126 games.
Wong's future as a catcher in Boston is clear
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Keeping this pattern in mind, Wong should be made a starter for this season over Narvaez, so they can capitalize on his bat in a streaky offense. However, next season might be a different story.
In the end, Wong is a bridge catcher; he's somewhere in the middle of being a starter or a backup. And, when that's the case, it's best to push them into being a really good backup. Hopefully, Narvaez figures it out, or the Sox go and find another catcher.
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