Christian Vázquez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 9" / 205 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/21/1990 (31)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Christian Vázquez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Christian Vázquez News
Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is back in the starting lineup on Monday for a matchup with the Houston Astros and right-hander Jake Odorizzi. The 31-year-old got the day off on Sunday but will hit eighth against Odorizzi and the Astros. So far this season, Vazquez is batting .230 with a .280 on-base percentage and a home run in 82 plate appearances. Fantasy managers are probably best off looking elsewhere for streaming help at the position on Monday.
Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels. Vazquez will get the day off for the day game in the series finale against the Angels. The 31-year-old backstop went 0-for-3 in Wednesday's loss to LA to drop his season average to .208 with one home run, four RBI and four runs scored in his first 17 games of the season. Kevin Plawecki will do the catching on Thursday and is hitting ninth in the batting order against Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani. Plawecki has just four singles and one RBI in 26 plate appearances this year. He should be avoided in DFS, especially against Ohtani.
The Boston Red Sox have reinstated catcher Christian Vazquez from the COVID-19 injured list. However, he is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Jose Berrios and the Toronto Blue Jays. Connor Wong is getting his second straight start behind the plate in the game. Vazquez only ended up spending a day on the COVID-19 injured list. The 31-year-old has slashed .208/.231/.333 with one home run over seven games this year. Expect to see him back in the lineup for Thursday's season finale. Meanwhile, Ronaldo Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A to clear space for Vazquez.
Batting Order
| 1 | Enrique Hernández |
| 2 | Rafael Devers |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts |
| 5 | Alex Verdugo |
| 6 | Christian Arroyo |
| 7 | Franchy Cordero |
| 8 | Kevin Plawecki |
| 9 | Jackie Bradley Jr. |
Christian Vázquez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Enrique Hernández |
| 2 | Rafael Devers |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts |
| 5 | Alex Verdugo |
| 6 | Christian Arroyo |
| 7 | Franchy Cordero |
| 8 | Kevin Plawecki |
| 9 | Jackie Bradley Jr. |
The emergence of Boston Red Sox catcherChristian Vazquezin 2019 has helped add some depth to a position that offers very little in fantasy. Vazquez didn't have any fantasy relevance until two years ago, when (at 28 years old) he hit 23 homers in 138 games with a solid .276/.320/.477 slash line. Any concerns that 2019 was a fluke year were muted after a very similar statistical year in the shortened 2020 season when Vazquez hit seven homers in 47 games (equal to 19 in a 162-game season) with a .283/.344/.457 slash line. Vazquez also chipped in with four steals in each of the last two seasons and now has 19 career stolen bases in the last four seasons (364 games), so he offers a nice bonus of stolen bases at a position that historically provides very little. Vazquez was a regular fixture in the fifth and sixth spots of the Red Sox's lineup last year, adding solid run and RBI numbers (88 runs and 95 RBI combined in the last two seasons) to his stat line. Only two other catchers have had more plate appearances than Vazquez in the last two seasons, so he also offers accumulation along with good production. There's little upside to be had from Vazquez, but he's displayed a nice floor, and with an ADP around 156 (seventh among catchers), he's an ideal option at a very thin position.
