Swihart wants to be traded.
from cbssports.com:
It wasn't long ago that Blake Swihart looked like a core piece for the Boston Red Sox. Now in the Arizona Diamondbacks front office, former prospect writer Jason Parks published a scouting report in 2013 that described Swihart as a "switch-hitting catcher with legit defensive skills and a projectable hit tool." In other words, Swihart had the chance to be an asset.
Swihart has since dealt with injuries and offered underwhelming performances. He's without options, meaning he can't be sent to the minors without passing through waivers. The Red Sox, in response, have kept him on their big-league bench, albeit seldom deploying him in games. As of Wednesday morning, he'd hit .138/.219/.172 in 29 at-bats over Boston's first 42 games.
Predictably, Swihart isn't happy about serving as a human paperweight -- to the point where his agent, Brodie Scoffield, has requested a trade, per Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston:
Swihart earlier in May said he would leave the trade topic to Scoffield. Scoffield declined to comment at the time. Now, with more than a quarter of the season completed and Swihart still serving no purpose other than "protection for us as a third catcher," as Dombrowski put it Tuesday, Scoffield is pushing for change.
Scoffield notes the Red Sox are ripe for a change, given second baseman Dustin Pedroia is nearing a return from offseason knee surgery. When Pedroia comes back, Boston will have to sort out their bench situation: Sandy Leon figures to remain the backup catcher, and Mitch Moreland cannot be optioned to the minors. That leaves Swihart and utility man Brock Holt as the candidates for dismissal. Holt does have an option left, but he's played well while receiving more opportunities than Swihart. As such, Swihart would seem to be the odd man out.
Full story here:
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/agent-wants-the-red-sox-to-trade-blake-swihart-so-here-are-some-potential-fits-for-him/