Justin Mason’s Top 50 Catchers: 2/2/2021 by Justin Mason February 2, 2021 Drafts are in full swing and now I am 10 drafts into the season, here are my current ranks for the catcher position for 2021. I will post updates every 2-4 weeks as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball. Justin Mason’s Top 50 Catchers Rk Player Team Position(s) ADP Notes 1 J.T. Realmuto PHI C 35.93 Best catcher in fantasy, but the price is difficult to pull the trigger on. 2 Salvador Perez KC C 77.82 In spite of missing time with an eye infection, he was a monster. 3 Will Smith LAD C 108.93 Could easily be the top catcher in game, but it depends a lot on his volume. 4 Willson Contreras CHC C 132.36 Likely to be traded, but would still have a ton of value on any team. 5 Yasmani Grandal CWS C 137.32 Should bounceback in what is shaping up to be one of the best lineups in MLB. 6 Travis d’Arnaud ATL C 149.86 Love the talent and the situation, but injury history has me dropping him a bit. 7 Christian Vazquez BOS C 153.79 Don’t know if 2019 happens again, but he has a very safe floor. 8 Austin Nola SD C 170.93 I believe in the talent, but he is now hitting at the bottom of the lineup. 9 Gary Sanchez NYY C 187.04 It has been a fall from grace for Sanchez, but he still delievers a lot of power. 10 Sean Murphy OAK C 166.64 A solid catcher that may hit in the middle of the lineup. 11 James McCann NYM C 184.96 Love that he gets more time, but that may overexpose him a bit. 12 Daulton Varsho ARZ C, OF 151.21 Concerns that he could start the year in the minors drops him a bit. 13 Mitch Garver MIN C 217.96 Do we get the 2019 or the 2020 Garver? Probably somewhere in the middle. 14 Buster Posey SF C 265.68 Hopefully the time off from last year keeps him healthy. 15 Jorge Alfaro MIA C 272.21 Talk of a trade for Willson Contreras could mean he is no longer the guy. 16 Tom Murphy SEA C 327.18 Coming off of a lost season, but if healthy, he could be a steal at the price. 17 Carson Kelly ARZ C 282.68 I believe he will bounceback a bit from the disappointing 2020. 18 Pedro Severino BAL C 340.68 Seems like the starter but Rutschman should be up at somepoint. 19 Yadier Molina FA C 297.04 I throughly believe that he will resign in St. Louis. 20 Ryan Jeffers MIN C 321.82 I think the Twins plan to play Jeffers a bunch 21 Yan Gomes WAS C 337.75 Boring option, but he will play. 22 Omar Narvaez MLW C 369.11 He improved his defense last year so he should play a lot. 23 Alejandro Kirk TOR C 291.71 Roster additions hurts his playing time, but the projections are enticing. 24 Danny Jansen TOR C 317.86 I am not completely quitting him. 25 Tyler Stephenson CIN C 355.54 Love his bat, but the Reds haven’t commited to him. 26 Jacob Stallings PIT C 383.75 Going to play a lot, but will that matter much? 27 Wilson Ramos DET C 382.32 Love the move to Detroit, but his ceiling is capped. 28 Jason Castro HOU C 528 Love the move to Houston and the price. 29 Max Stassi LAA C 394.57 Stassi was fantastic when healthy, but we don’t know if he is. 30 Kurt Suzuki LAA C 428.39 Signing speaks a lot about the injury of Stassi 31 Adley Rutschman BAL C 459.68 When will he be up? 32 Francisco Mejia TB C 436.14 Prospect pedigree is the only reason to draft him at this point. 33 Joey Bart SF C 441.71 Going to start the year in the minors, but kid has a ton of talent. 34 Roberto Perez CLE C 477.36 2020 was a disaster, but he should get the bulk of time behind the plate. 35 Tucker Barnhart CIN C 472.96 He is the starter for now. 36 Austin Barnes LAD C 528.71 Plays just enough to annoy Will Smith owners 37 Kyle Higashioka NYY C 476.96 If Sanchez continues to struggle, Higgy could find himself playing more. 38 Luis Torrens SEA C 418.71 Going to play, but how much time does he lose to Murphy? 39 Sam Huff TEX C 352.68 Might start the year in the minors. 40 Elias Diaz COL C 450.89 Should play a fair amount and Colorado helps. 41 Mike Zunino TB C 524.39 He is going to play, but is that worth much? 42 Andrew Knizner STL C 491.18 Loses value if Molina signs as expected. 43 Jose Trevino TEX C 440.04 Will start for now, but I don’t think that matters much. 44 Martin Maldonado HOU C 467.89 Now the back up with Castro in town. 45 Victor Caratini SD C 438.86 Darvish’s personal catcher should find some time 46 Jacob Nottingham MLW C 643.57 Nottingham will backup Narvaez, but is a former prospect of note. 47 Chance Sisco BAL C 487.46 Sisco needs to prove he can be viable so that way he finds a team somewhere else. 48 Austin Romine CHC C 566.43 Could become the starter in Chicago if they move Contreras. 49 Willians Astudillo MIN C 633.79 Everyone’s favorite player doesn’t have a place to play. 50 Curt Casali SF C 572.07 Should back up Posey. NFBC ADP for Draft Champions League 1/1-1/31