Four catchers on Sox roster now

The addition of Mike Napoli gives the Red Sox four catchers spanning a 10-year age difference. Though Napoli will see a lot of time at first base, he could be used behind the plate, giving the Sox several platoon options. The four players’ career splits against righthanded and lefthanded pitchers:

Ryan Lavarnway

(age 25, bats right)

vs. RHP: .152 avg., .457 OPS

vs. LHP: .209 avg., .627 OPS

Jarrod Saltalamacchia

(age 27, bats both)

vs. RHP: .254 avg., .774 OPS

vs. LHP: .256 avg., .591 OPS

Mike Napoli

(age 31, bats right)

vs. RHP: .253 avg., .845 OPS

vs. LHP: .273 avg., .911 OPS

David Ross

(age 35, bats right)

vs. RHP: .234 avg., .771 OPS

vs. LHP: .244 avg., .764 OPS