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Narvaez hopes for shot to start next season
- Updated: September 30, 2016
CHICAGO — Numerous names already have been thrown around in regard to potential White Sox starting catching candidates for 2017.
There are free agents such as Matt Wieters, Jason Castro and Wilson Ramos, as well as potential trades.
But what about the candidacy of Omar Narvaez, the 24-year-old, Rule 5 selection in ’13, currently serving as part of the White Sox catching crew with free agent-to-be Alex Avila and Kevan Smith? Narvaez has surprised himself a bit by hitting .269 with a .358 on-base percentage over 31 games and 28 starts since being promoted from Triple-A Charlotte.
Narvaez has not hit a home run and has four extra-base hits total. He also has shown consistent professional at-bats.
“First of all. I didn’t know I was getting here the same year [as being in big league Spring Training]. But I’m still confident. We have to have confidence …
