Around the Horn: Who’ll catch on in Boston?

With the start of Spring Training just a few weeks away, anticipation is building for the 2017 season. MLB.com will go around the horn to break down each area of the Red Sox, starting with the catching position.

To find the most intriguing position with the Red Sox, it’s best to keep your eyes focused behind the plate.

While most of manager John Farrell’s lineup is set heading into the coming season, there should be a compelling battle at catcher, for which three solid candidates will make a case.

The incumbent is Sandy Leon, a man who was hardly even on the radar at this time last year. A non-roster invitee in Spring Training last February, Leon had his chance to re-emerge in early June when Ryan Hanigan and Blake Swihart were both injured on the same day.

At the time, Leon was expected to back up Christian Vazquez. Instead, he displayed the best offense of his life and worked his way into a starting job, which he kept through the final four months of the season.

Leon did falter offensively down the stretch, creating questions of whether it was simply late-season fatigue or opposing pitchers developing a better scouting report on him. Leon hopes to prove it was the former, but Swihart and Vazquez have a lot to prove also.

Swihart …

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