Catcher Rankings with Commentary

March 12, 2018

I’m still continuing my commentary rankings even as we start releasing our Composite Rankings. These Average Draft Positions come from our projection pages. Each colored bar represents the start of a new tier.

Commentary Rankings:

Composite Rankings:

Let me know how you’re attacking C in the comments below. I’m open to taking Sanchez in the second round, but not specifically targeting him. From there, I’m likely to wait until the mid-100s or later to get my first catcher. I could double up with a Gattis/Ramos or wait for my second and get a Grandal/Iannetta. I did make some changes in these rankings compared to my initial run of the Composite C rankings, moving Lucroy up a spot and Iannetta up a few. Reminder: these are for a standard 5×5 league. Generally thinking of a 15-team league, but things wouldn’t change all that much for 10- or 12-teamers.

Catcher Rankings with Commentary

	PLAYER	TEAM	ADP	COMMENT
1	Gary Sanchez	NYY	20	Really starting to look like the next Mike Piazza
2	Buster Posey	SFG	52	Still elite thanks to that AVG; also 6 SB in ’16 & ’17
3	Willson Contreras	CHC	58	His ability to bounce around the field opens up 500+ PA
4	J.T. Realmuto	MIA	100	Legit speed keeps SB (avg. of 9 since ’15) in play
5	Evan Gattis	HOU	141	2 DL stints (concussion, wrist) curbed playing time
6	Wilson Ramos	TBR	157	Showed ’16 pwr wasn’t a fluke; .203 ISO from Aug 1 on
7	Salvador Perez	KCR	97	Another 2H swoon (.692 OPS) says sell in June
8	Yadier Molina	STL	149	Got in on pwr explosion w/+7% FB and 18 HR
9	Yasmani Grandal	LAD	225	Has starting role; Barnes’ elbow is an issue for catching
10	Welington Castillo	CWS	169	LD & Hard contact rates make ’16-17 BABIP plausible
11	Jonathan Lucroy	OAK	198	Had a Coors-influenced burst w/COL; discount is there
12	Mike Zunino	SEA	157	Had 35% K% during 2H surge (.281 AVG, .943 OPS)
13	Chris Iannetta	COL	272	Think he’ll top his 98 G from ’17 & he’s back in Coors
14	Austin Barnes	LAD	190	Skills are there, this rank assumes 350+ PA at C/2B
15	Brian McCann	HOU	216	2 DL stints (concussion, knee) curbed playing time
16	Tucker Barnhart	CIN	326	Played 80% of 2H gms; .831 Aug-Sept OPS; won GG
17	Austin Hedges	SDP	256	Sold out for pwr (18 HR); glove keeps him in lineup
18	Christian Vazquez	BOS	294	Pay for a .275 AVG; real shot at 400+ PA in solid lineup
19	James McCann	DET	300	Should have all the playing time he can handle
20	Travis d’Arnaud	NYM	288	Another DL stint (wrist), but .999 Sept/Oct. offers hope
21	Alex Avila	ARI	335	Even with the humidor, this is a park boost for him
22	Robinson Chirinos	TEX	255	Age-34 w/just 1180 career PA, but no one else in-house
23	Russell Martin	TOR	315	Gtd PT when healthy offers solid floor, but he’s 35 now
24	Tyler Flowers	ATL	298	2nd-best Hard% at C since ’16 (min. 400 PA)
25	Kurt Suzuki	ATL	360	Crazy 19 HR yr is aided by FB%, Pull%, & Hard% surges
26	Jorge Alfaro	PHI	245	Career 0.10 BB/K highlights terrible approach (all Cs: 0.36)
27	Matt Wieters	WAS	328	PT alone sustains value; .561 OPS after April
28	Stephen Vogt	MIL	352	Rebounded in MIL (.789 OPS), but will share time with…
29	Manny Pina	MIL	357	…another late-blooming vet who can hit a bit
30	Blake Swihart	BOS	500	Out of options, 2x Top 100 prospect has to make good

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buctober

6 years ago

Cervelli not in the top 30? I get health is a major issue, but he has the starting job on lock and when healthy is an OBP machine. Not to mention he was 30th on your composite list a couple of days ago.

Paul Sporermember

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Ya I debated just doing 31 since he was 31st, but I bumped Swihart over him. He’s just SOOO bland. He’s supposed to offer AVG in 5×5, but is hitting .257 the last 2 yrs. I get that he’s good for OBP lgs, but this is a standard 5×5 ranking.