If Theo thinks Salty may be the man, then look for him to sign a veteran catcher as insurance in case Salty isn’t “it.” Maybe Tek for another year—as backup.

Theo and the FO said the same thing aboiut Kotchman at 1B last offseason.

This is just smoke. What are they going to say? They DON’T think he can be any everyday catcher? Of course not.

I’ve been a BIG Salty guy since he was with the Braves but even I don’t think he’s an everyday C…yet.
He will be but they won’t rush him, they know better.
I still see V-Mart back next season as either C or 1B until Gonzalez is a FA and Ortiz moves on.
It makes too much sense for them to let him just walk and cross their fingers with whatever’s left, especially now that Buck is off the market.

Victor Martinez is an incredible player. The Red Sox cannot afford to let him go. How often does a catcher come along who has a career .300 average and can easily hit 25 bombs a year. People make a lot of noise about Victors lack of defensive skills but I disagree. The only area he lacks in is throwing people out. He can call a game just as good as anyone in baseball (he helped CC Sabathia to a cy young in 2008 and Cliff Lee to a cy young the year before that, and lets not forget how he handled lester and buchholz this year). Hes a gamer and a competitor. This is a no brainer. To let Victor sign elsewhere would be a huge mistake.

Sorry, Victor Martinez helped Cliff Lee win a Cy Young in 2008 and helped CC Sabathia win one in 2007. Not the other way around.

Salty and Tek! 2011 shapin’ up as a dream year…who needs VMart.

Dream year? how about nightmare. Salty is a guy who couldn’t thrown it back to the pitcher, not to second base the pitcher. This is the guy they want as there starting catcher? What a joke. Everytime you turn around this team gets worst. The sox will lose both V-Mart and Beltre and somehow they are better? So then they have no catcher, no third baseman, a awful SS no outfield, no middle relief pitching, three of there best players coming off major injuries, two starting pitchers in Beckett and Lackey who suck and they are stuck with for 5 years. So as the Sox get worst the Yankees will get better and Toronto will be better. the Sox will be worst then last year

Theo you are great mind but to think Jarrod Saltalamacchia is a everyday player for The Red Sox is a big mistake. We as Red Sox fans deserve more than that. Know that the Marlins signed John Buck, which would have been the only catcher out there that could have been a desent replacement for V-Mart; I fell that re-signing V-mart should be Theo’s #1 PRIORITY!!!!! Joaquin Benoit signs with Tigers & John Buck to the Marlins two players that would have been a perfect fit. Hey maybe im wrong and Salty is the next Fisk.

First of all, understand listening to Theo is like listening to a politician. It’s all fluff.
Secondly, Vmart is not a good catcher. He’s a hitter, period. Why do people think we need Babe Ruth behind the plate? If the Sox want to have top shelf pitching then they need a good catcher.
imho the Sox should resign Varitek who had a good year when he didn’t have to play every day. If Salty doesn’t work out, there are much cheaper alternatives than Vmart for 5 years.

How will you ever have top shelf pitching when you have those two stiffs Beckett and Lackey. Why would sox fans settle for a cheaper alternative when they pay the highest ticket prices in baseball. Why because they are the dumbest in baseball. why else would they let ownership put out a triple A team last year when they were still in the race and could have improved there team instead they let them rot on the vine. The Yankees had the best record in baseball and went out and added Berkman and Wood because it would improve there team. that’s the difference between the Yankees and the Red Sox. The Yankees put there money into the Team the Sox put there money into john henry’s pocket.