GLENDALE, Ariz. — In a swap of left-handed hitting catchers, the Sox sent Triple-A catcher Zack Collins to the Blue Jays in exchange for Reese McGuire, who could be the No. 2 catcher behind Yasmani Grandal. In McGuire, the Sox get a well-regarded defensive catcher who batted .253/.310/.343 with one homer in a career high 219 plate appearances last season.
McGuire, 27 is a career .248/.297/.390 hitter with 10 homers over parts of four seasons with the Jays. He is out of options and was in a three-catcher mix with Toronto and rates an edge over Seby Zavala and Nick Ciuffo on the Sox depth chart.
