That player being Victor Martinez.
Salty's already won the value argument with Salty by being practically as good with the stick and a much better defender. He has a chance to completely skunk the overrated dirtbag who cost us my favorite Red Sox pitching prospect ever.
Salty's number since May 15 (which is the benchmark we've used consistently here)
.294/.363/.573/.940
Overall season numbers are approaching .800 OPS.
Victor Martinez only leads Salty by about .018 in the season OPS department.
This kid is no longer in any sense of the word replaceable. He's one of the better catchers in the league offensively and he's a better catcher right now taking all his strengths and weaknesses than VMart. Who saw that coming?