Daily Red Sox Links: Christian Vázquez, Chris Sale, Trey Mancini

If you are making a list of elite guys behind the plate, it’s no longer a stretch to include Christian Vazquez. In fact, it hasn’t been for a while. (John Tomase; NBC Sports Boston)

As for how good the Red Sox actually are overall, that’s a more difficult question. (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic)

Dan Shaughnessy still needs some convincing. (Dan Shaughnessy; Boston Globe)

Getting Chris Sale back at his best would help. It would have helped before this season as well. (Justin Leger; NBC Sports Boston)

Speaking of Sale, he reached a milestone in his recovery. Alex Cora spoke about that and more yesterday. (Jordan Horrobin; MLB.com)

Speaking of yesterday, it was a big day for the Orioles’ Trey Mancini, but he wanted to share the spotlight with Eduardo Rodriguez as well. (Darren Hartwell; NBC Sports Boston)

Tanner Houck may not be on the MLB roster right now, but Chaim Bloom feels good about having more than enough options for the rotation. (Rob Bradford; WEEI)

YouTube may play a larger role in the future of watching baseball. (Steve Buckley; The Athletic)