{"id":1587,"date":"2026-05-30T22:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:33:46","slug":"red-sox-interim-manager-chad-tracy-looking-to-mickey-gasper-for-bulk-of-playing-time-at-catcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1587","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy looking to Mickey Gasper for bulk of playing time at catcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CLEVELAND \u2014 Among the unforeseen developments in this wacky Red Sox season: <b>Mickey Gasper<\/b> is having a moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1585\">Saturday\u2019s volleyball roundup: \u2018Look good, play good\u2019 \u2014 Gus Da Silva is Milford\u2019s leading hitter and barber<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A series of improbable events that began with <b>Roman Anthony<\/b> hurting his right hand\/wrist on a random swing has resulted in Gasper catapulting, at least for now, into the role of No. 1 catcher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Interim manager <b>Chad Tracy<\/b> said Saturday before the middle game of a series against the Guardians that Gasper is his top choice when the Sox face a righthanded pitcher \u2014 i.e. most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Tracy was clear: Given the state of the Red Sox, he has to ride with the hot hand. Do whatever helps that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re looking to be aggressive,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean as you move along things can\u2019t change. Injuries happen or guys go in slumps. You don\u2019t know. But right now, it\u2019s hard not to put his name in there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Gasper was behind the plate for three of four games heading into Saturday (when <b>Connor Wong<\/b> caught <b>Sonny Gray<\/b> and hit against Guardians lefthander <b>Parker Messick<\/b>).<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>I\u2019ve been following the Red Sox for nearly 50 years, and this might be the worst offense I\u2019ve seen<\/div>\n<p><span>After another multi-hit game Friday, Gasper was batting .340 with a .380 on-base percentage and .404 slugging mark. His .784 OPS was higher than anybody else on the team, regardless of sample size, other than first baseman <b>Willson Contreras<\/b> (.896).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When the Red Sox reclaimed Gasper, a 30-year-old New Hampshire native, off waivers from the Nationals in February, he looked like the third-string-at-best option behind <b>Carlos Narv\u00e1ez<\/b> and Wong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then he had a strong start to the season with Triple-A Worcester, including when Tracy was that affiliate\u2019s manager. When Anthony went down, the Red Sox decided to call up not an outfielder, but a lefthanded hitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gasper is a switch hitter but a natural lefty at the plate. Upon returning to the majors, he focused his pregame work on the left side, knowing what his role would be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPlaying for anybody for an extended period of time [helps] \u2014 the familiarity, knowing what you bring to the table,\u201d Gasper said. \u201cAny of the coaches that I got a full camp with under my belt know how I play and have seen me, how I work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1583\">Legacy not half bad, but Current pull out win before NWSL break on Temwa Chawinga\u2019s 69th-minute goal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>At first, the Sox mixed him in at DH, then first base, all the while helping him get acclimated with the pitching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With minimal time in the majors, Gasper has learned the hard way, he said, not to play general manager in his head about when he\u2019ll play or where he stands in the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou get to the point where no matter how much you dwell and you complain to yourself, it doesn\u2019t do any good,\u201d Gasper said. \u201cIf my job is to be ready to go off the bench, that\u2019s my job for the day. So I have to prepare in that fashion. So now it\u2019s just: You\u2019re out there playing and doing your part to help the team win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>\u2018A perfect choice for this particular team.\u2019 How Walt Weiss made a seemingly seamless transition to Braves manager.<\/div>\n<p><span>Wong started Saturday for just the fourth time in 19 games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c[Narv\u00e1ez and Wong] understand what\u2019s going on, particularly when you watch the quality of those at-bats and what Mickey\u2019s doing. He\u2019s also done a nice job behind the plate,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cIt\u2019s fairly obvious what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Kahnle watch<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Veteran reliever <b>Tommy Kahnle<\/b> intends to exercise his opt-out clause Monday if the Red Sox don\u2019t add him to the major league roster, a league source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kahnle, 36, is riding a 14-inning scoreless streak with Worcester, including recent appearances on back-to-back days and three times in four days \u2014 a test of availability that he had not faced since early May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Overall, he has a 1.40 ERA and 1.29 WHIP since signing a minor league deal with the Sox late in spring training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou know he\u2019s capable and he\u2019s throwing the ball well down there, so I know there\u2019s dates coming,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cIn our front office, we\u2019re always aware of that. Well aware of who he is, what he\u2019s done, and his performance down there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition to his signature changeup, Kahnle has been throwing a harder slider, rarely used in years past, Tracy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1581\">Markey wins Democrats\u2019 endorsement at party convention, easily topping Moulton in Senate primary fight<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gasper has impressed at the plate, batting .340 with a .380 on-base percentage in 16 games for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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