Editor's note: Didier Morais will review each position in the AL East every day through Feb. 20. This edition highlights the catchers. The Red Sox will be without Jason Varitek this year, barring any change of plans, for the first time since 1998. As the catcher ponders his future, Boston enters spring training with several options at backstop, from incumbent Jarrod Saltalamacchia to veteran Kelly Shoppach to newcomer Ryan Lavarnway. Heading into spring training, Saltalamacchia is slotted to be the starter. But in the vaunted AL East, it's worth rating and evaluating the catchers in the division in a position-by-position...
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