Catcher Andrew Knizer exercised his out clause in his Red Sox deal and is a free agent. Hit .316/.426/.920 at Triple A Worchester.

How’s his defense?

I sure hope the Sox are willing to give others a try behind the dish but I also have a feeling that they will now simply roll out our “trusty duo” of Romo / Quero.

Just get him. Can't be any worse than what they've had, and neither Romo nor Quero earned any deference.

Was wondering the same thing. His minor league numbers look really good but it seems like he never had success hitting at the major league level.

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Sure. Why not? We currently are playing a catcher who’s soon to set “The Romo Line”

Sox have leverage on waiver claims due to their 2025 record correct? I would assume they are ahead of most teams. I know about the new waiver rules, all claims are irrevocable now

If the Red Sox thought he was any good, he'd probably be rostered over Jake Rogers one might think.

14 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

Sox have leverage on waiver claims due to their 2025 record correct? I would assume they are ahead of most teams. I know about the new waiver rules, all claims are irrevocable now

No I don’t think 2025 record applies anymore. Also doesn’t really matter here if he’s a free agent.

14 minutes ago, nrockway said:

If the Red Sox thought he was any good, he'd probably be rostered over Jake Rogers one might think.

But there’s levels to this. If Rogers was available, I’m sure the Sox would be trying to get him.

4 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

But there’s levels to this. If Rogers was available, I’m sure the Sox would be trying to get him.

I doubt it. He's as bad at hitting as Romo with none of the defense/pitch calling. Knizer's numbers are nice, but he couldn't find MLB work with the Rockies or Red Sox. Their backup catchers are as bad or worse than ours. Knizer was in Boston's system before the Adley/Rogers acquisition, he might've gotten the call over Narváez at some point.

Worth a shot? I dunno. Probably a reason he's not getting the call though.

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12 minutes ago, nrockway said:

I doubt it. He's as bad at hitting as Romo with none of the defense/pitch calling. Knizer's numbers are nice, but he couldn't find MLB work with the Rockies or Red Sox. Their backup catchers are as bad or worse than ours. Knizer was in Boston's system before the Adley/Rogers acquisition, he might've gotten the call over Narváez at some point.

Worth a shot? I dunno. Probably a reason he's not getting the call though.

Oh, I don’t even know if this guy would be worth it. There isn’t anyone out there. Jonah Heim was probably the only other decent catcher out there other than Bart that wouldn’t have cost much in a trade.

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11 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Oh, I don’t even know if this guy would be worth it. There isn’t anyone out there. Jonah Heim was probably the only other decent catcher out there other than Bart that wouldn’t have cost much in a trade.

I'd give Lee another look.