Justin Mason Catcher Ranks: 3/10/21

March 10, 2021

Drafts are in full swing and now I am 15+ drafts into the season, here are my current ranks for the catcher position for 2021. I will post updates as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball.

See my other ranks here: C 1B 2B SS 3B OF SP RP

Rk	Player	Team	Position(s)	ADP	Notes
1	J.T. Realmuto	PHI	C	40.02	Concerns about his injured thumb makes him difficult to draft at this price.
2	Salvador Perez	KC	C	87.65	In spite of missing time with an eye infection, he was a monster.
3	Will Smith	LAD	C	105.33	Could easily be the top catcher in game, but it depends a lot on his volume.
4	Willson Contreras	CHC	C	131.54	Likely to be traded, but would still have a ton of value on any team.
5	Yasmani Grandal	CWS	C	132.88	Should bounceback in what is shaping up to be one of the best lineups in MLB.
6	Travis d’Arnaud	ATL	C	148.46	Love the talent and the situation, but injury history has me dropping him a bit.
7	Christian Vazquez	BOS	C	151.65	Don’t know if 2019 happens again, but he has a very safe floor.
8	Austin Nola	SD	C	176.75	I believe in the talent, but he is now hitting at the bottom of the lineup.
9	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C	190.21	It has been a fall from grace for Sanchez, but he still delievers a lot of power.
10	James McCann	NYM	C	190.67	Love that he gets more time, but that may overexpose him a bit.
11	Mitch Garver	MIN	C	224.19	Do we get the 2019 or the 2020 Garver? Probably somewhere in the middle.
12	Yadier Molina	STL	C	272.6	Back in St. Louis which is great for his value.
13	Buster Posey	SF	C	255.81	Hopefully the time off from last year keeps him healthy.
14	Daulton Varsho	ARZ	C, OF	167.5	Concerns that he could start the year in the minors drops him a bit.
15	Jorge Alfaro	MIA	C	275.88	Talk of a trade for Willson Contreras could mean he is no longer the guy.
16	Sean Murphy	OAK	C	171.27	I am a little worried he won’t be ready to start the season.
17	Tom Murphy	SEA	C	333	Coming off of a lost season, but if healthy, he could be a steal at the price.
18	Carson Kelly	ARZ	C	270.73	I believe he will bounceback a bit from the disappointing 2020.
19	Omar Narvaez	MLW	C	339.67	He improved his defense last year so he should play a lot.
20	Wilson Ramos	DET	C	282.73	Love the move to Detroit, but his ceiling is capped.
21	Yan Gomes	WAS	C	320.31	Boring option, but he will play.
22	Pedro Severino	BAL	C	361.27	Seems like the starter but Rutschman should be up at somepoint.
23	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	350.81	Nelson Cruz signing hurts his chances to play more.
24	Danny Jansen	TOR	C	311.02	I am not completely quitting him.
25	Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	332.83	Roster additions hurts his playing time, but the projections are enticing.
26	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	390.04	Love his bat, but the Reds haven’t commited to him.
27	Jacob Stallings	PIT	C	385.1	Going to play a lot, but will that matter much?
28	Jason Castro	HOU	C	491.46	Love the move to Houston and the price.
29	Max Stassi	LAA	C	392.56	Stassi was fantastic when healthy, but we don’t know if he is.
30	Kurt Suzuki	LAA	C	401.29	Signing speaks a lot about the injury of Stassi
31	Francisco Mejia	TB	C	373.29	Prospect pedigree is the only reason to draft him at this point.
32	Roberto Perez	CLE	C	476.65	2020 was a disaster, but he should get the bulk of time behind the plate.
33	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	461.23	When will he be up?
34	Joey Bart	SF	C	469.48	Going to start the year in the minors, but kid has a ton of talent.
35	Tucker Barnhart	CIN	C	468.42	He is the starter for now.
36	Mike Zunino	TB	C	511.42	He is going to play, but is that worth much?
37	Austin Barnes	LAD	C	518.71	Plays just enough to annoy Will Smith owners
38	Kyle Higashioka	NYY	C	485.75	If Sanchez continues to struggle, Higgy could find himself playing more.
39	Luis Torrens	SEA	C	445.77	Going to play, but how much time does he lose to Murphy?
40	Sam Huff	TEX	C	432.27	Might start the year in the minors.
41	Elias Diaz	COL	C	750.75	Should play a fair amount and Colorado helps.
42	Andrew Knizner	STL	C	543.44	Now just a backup
43	Jose Trevino	TEX	C	438.88	Will start for now, but I don’t think that matters much.
44	Martin Maldonado	HOU	C	482.9	Now the back up with Castro in town.
45	Victor Caratini	SD	C	473.65	Darvish’s personal catcher should find some time
46	Jacob Nottingham	MLW	C	716.21	Nottingham will backup Narvaez, but is a former prospect of note.
47	Chance Sisco	BAL	C	493.96	Sisco needs to prove he can be viable so that way he finds a team somewhere else.
48	Austin Romine	CHC	C	570	Could become the starter in Chicago if they move Contreras.
49	Willians Astudillo	MIN	C	643.19	Everyone’s favorite player doesn’t have a place to play.
50	Curt Casali	SF	C	619.85	Should back up Posey.

ADP is from NFBC draft champions leagues over the last month

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pjcoff

3 years ago

Didn’t Molina already re-sign? The comments have not been updated in several weeks I think.