JONATHAN LUCROY NEWS

Cast off 40-man, active rosters The Red Sox intend to remove Lucroy from their 40-man and active 30-man rosters prior to Wednesday's game against the Mets, Chad Jennings and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report.

Impact The transaction hasn't been announced, but Lucroy will likely be designated for assignment or given his outright release as the Red Sox look to clear room on the roster for pitcher Chris Mazza. Though Lucroy broke summer camp with the big club, he was the clear No. 3 catcher behind Christian Vazquez and Kevin Plawecki and appeared in just one of Boston's first five contests.

JULY 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Starts Saturday Plawecki went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 7-2 loss to Baltimore.

Impact Boston manager Ron Roenicke plans to rest starters early in the season, per Ian Browne of MLB.com, so Plawecki replaced Christian Vazquez on Saturday. That could mean Plawecki is the top backup, ahead of Jonathan Lucroy, who appeared as a fill-in for Vazquez in the season-opening blowout win over the Orioles on Friday. Expect Plawecki and Lucroy to get their chances over the first few weeks of the season to establish themselves as the deserving backup before roster cut-downs.

JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Enters game late Lucroy entered Friday's blowout win over the Orioles late and caught the final two innings.

Impact Christian Vazquez is the primary starter at catcher, but the battle of the backups -- Lucroy and Kevin Plawecki -- is not clear. Seeing Lucroy enter Friday's game could be a sign that manager Ron Roenicke favors Lucroy over Plawecki.

JULY 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE