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He'd love Sox to catch him. With Jason Varitek's advancing age (struggles at the plate over the last few years), Red Sox fans became hungry for a replacement. Thus, when Texas catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, a strong, young hitter, told the Globe's Nick Cafardo that spending time as Varitek's understudy would be a 'dream come true,' it created a stir among forward-thinking Soxheads. Read the story.
He'd love Sox to catch him. With Jason Varitek's advancing age (struggles at the plate over the last few years), Red Sox fans became hungry for a replacement. Thus, when Texas catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, a strong, young hitter, told the Globe's Nick Cafardo that spending time as Varitek's understudy would be a "dream come true," it created a stir among forward-thinking Soxheads.
Read the story.
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