2021

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

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stockhfcrx2Member since 2019

4 years ago

Thanks Justin, love how deep you went. Where would kiner-falefa fall with c eligibility? I know he has it in ottoneu and believe he will in yahoo as well. Thanks!

nootenMember since 2020

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I’m no expert, but just for fun I’d say just outside the top 10? Maybe 12th? A safe bet to play 140 games (vs 110 for a regular catcher) in what is presumed to be a slightly shortened season. No power but a batting average floor of about ~.275, which won’t hurt. Not a sexy pick, but reasonably safe.