"From Opening Day through July 9, he slashed .280/.354/.453 in 274 turns at the plate. From that point through season's end, Narvaez turned in a lowly .181/.229/.369 batting line. His strikeout rate climbed in each of the season's final three months and reached a boiling point by mid-September; Narvaez fanned in a bit more than 23% of his plate appearances through the season's first three months but went down on strikes in 13 of his final 44 plate appearances (29.5%)."
"Acquired from the archrival Yankees in exchange for pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, Narvaez broke camp as the backup in Boston but quickly laid claim to the starting catching job. He finished out the year with a roughly league-average batting line of .241/.306/.419 (97 wRC+) and swatted 15 home runs in his first big league season. Narvaez also graded out as a plus defender, thwarting 28% of stolen-base attempts against him."
Carlos Narvaez will undergo a "cleanup" procedure on the meniscus in his left knee and is expected to be ready for spring training. He played through knee pain much of the second half and missed four straight games in early August. From Opening Day through July 9 he slashed .280/.354/.453 in 274 plate appearances, then hit .181/.229/.369 from that point through season's end while his strikeout rate climbed to 29.5% in his final 44 plate appearances. Acquired from the Yankees for Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, he rose from backup to starting catcher, finished 2025 with a .241/.306/.419 line, 15 home runs, plus defensive marks including a 28% caught-stealing rate. He projects as the favorite to enter spring training as Boston's starting catcher and remains under club control for multiple seasons.
Read at MLB Trade Rumors
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]