I don’t understand the rationale for releasing Bard. I read what Epstein said but I still don’t get it. The Sox unloaded a veteran catcher who’s coming off a year where he was injured and has something to prove. We already know from that awful trade for Mirabelli that Josh Bard can hit; and we all know that Varitek can’t hit the way he’s done in the past. My thought was that the Sox would continue to develop the young catchers in their system while Varitek and Bard took over this year, allowing the young catchers to grow and mature. I also thought that with Bard, you had a verteran catcher who could spell Varitek and provide stability behind the plate. Is Kottaras really the catcher of the future? I’ve seen nothing to make me think that he is. Wagner might be the guy. I hope this move works out but I’m not so sure. The Sox brass think that Kottaras can hit for power and has a good arm. If that is the case, then why did they let Cash go? He had a great arm and could hit with power, and, if he had the opportunity to play more, could have developed into a hitter just as well as Kottaras. The Yankees thought so, that’s why they signed him. I’ve just got a lot of questions about this move. I’m still not convinced.

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