Michael Simione’s Catcher Rankings

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February 8, 2022
Michael Simione’s Catcher Rankings
Rank Player Team Position ADP Notes
1 Salvador Perez KC C 41.08 PA’s are king and Salvador Perez can bring plenty of those.
2 Will Smith LAD C 66.44 High floor and has the possibility to become the number one catcher.
3 J.T. Realmuto PHI C 52.86 Bit of a down year from injury, the stolen bases make him a valuable asset.
4 Willson Contreras CHC C 123.44 Sacrificing average for power. Brings some speed. Realmuto without the average.
5 Yasmani Grandal CWS C 109.28 The second half surgence shows the ceiling of Grandal and it’s really high.
6 Daulton Varsho ARZ C, OF 96.69 The Varsho love has catapulted him into being drafted as the catcher number four. For me, I need a larger sample of production.
7 Tyler Stephenson CIN C, 1B 155.08 Fantastic at making contact and should put plenty of balls into play. Should see plenty of PA’s in Cincy.
8 Keibert Ruiz WAS C 157.42 Will be the featured catcher in Washington. Should be above average in BA with some pop.
9 Mitch Garver MIN C 202.75 Injuries have held him back and PA is slightly a concern. His 131 wRC+ in 243 PA’s last season is impressive.
10 Christian Vazquez BOS C 229.42 Can get you some steals with a decent average but has virtually no power. The season long 77 wRC+ is just horrible.
11 Alejandro Kirk TOR C 238.92 A ton of potential w/ great plate discipline but PA’s are a big concern.
12 Sean Murphy OAK C 242.69 Seems to be more power to unlock here and while the batting average is low he did have a decent in-zone contact rate.
13 Adley Rutschman BAL C 192.69 I know everyone loves him but I just can’t buy in until we know he is 100% starting up in the bigs.
14 Travis d’Arnaud ATL C 226.61 Has solid contact skills and a solid EV/FB but he just cannot stay on the field.
15 Elias Diaz COL C 256.25 Plays in Coors and shows power potential with a high Max EV and decent Barrel%.
16 Gary Sanchez NYY C 271.92 Insane power but it comes with a lowly average at least he should see a good amount of playing time.
17 Mike Zunino TB C 276.25 Insane power but it comes with a lowly average and not a lot of playing time.
18 Max Stassi LAA C 300.14 The high strikeout rate is worrisome but the high Barrel% shows we can see 16-18 home runs.
19 Omar Narvaez MLW C 276.36 Just solid all around and will do a little bit of everything for you.
20 Carson Kelly ARZ C 290.89 Varsho will be used in the field and maybe even DH leaving playing time for Kelly who had a solid EV/FB last season.
21 Yadier Molina STL C 294.92 Molina’s best years are behind him but he still makes solid contact and will chip in some steals.
22 Jacob Stallings MIA C 345.47 Stallings is good at what he does – making contact.
23 Danny Jansen TOR C 303.36 Jansen had a 1.165 OPS and 204 wRC+ in the second half. Small sample but still.
24 Eric Haase DET C, OF 322.78 Haase could play in the OF at times giving him plenty of playing opportunities. As long as he performs as good as last season he is a great option.
25 Joey Bart SF C 308.17 With Posey retiring Bart should get the starting gig.
26 James McCann NYM C 319.11 McCann will be the starter and will put up just mediocre numbers as always.
27 Austin Nola SD C 331.61 Decent power, decent average, but he just cannot stay healthy.
28 Yan Gomes CHC C 355.19 If Willson Contreras is traded his stock should rise as he provides a decent average with decent power.
29 Luis Torrens SEA C 378.61 A catcher with decent playing time and some pop at this point in the draft makes him a good late-round target.
30 Jorge Alfaro SD C, OF 392.53 A good option if you are in need of some speed.
31 Tucker Barnhart DET C 372.22 Will see playing time but won’t provide much.
32 Jonah Heim TEX C 416.25 A bit of a sleeper as he could provide you with double-digit home runs.
33 MJ Melendez KC C 383.14 After ripping up the minors a lot of people are hoping he gets the call.
34 Francisco Mejia TB C 396.36 Will split time with Zunino.
35 Ryan Jeffers MIN C 445.08 Bit of a disappointment last season. Should see some PA’s but he is mainly a good backup to have if you took Garver.
36 Manny Pina ATL C 528.81 Decent underlying numbers w/ a .250 ISO and 10.5 Barrel%. Could see playing time with the injury prone d’Arnaud ahead of him.
37 Tom Murphy SEA C 485.97 It starts getting really ugly here but Murphy can give you some pop.
38 Cal Raleigh SEA C 544.17 He impressed in AAA and if he does so again he could get another shot.
39 Pedro Severino MLW C 469.53 Maybe going to a new team can help Severino?
40 Roberto Perez PIT C 509.78 Known more for his defense than offense.
41 Martin Maldonado HOU C 535.78 Plate apperances but not much more than that here.
42 Victor Caratini SD C 553.5 Not much to discuss here.
43 Jose Trevino TEX C 554.75 Not much to discuss here.
44 Luis Campusano SD C 557.03 Not much to discuss here.
45 Austin Hedges CLE C 573.89 Not much to discuss here.
46 Dom Nunez COL C 585.83 Not much to discuss here.
47 Kyle Higashioka NYY C 585.94 Not much to discuss here.
48 Kevin Plawecki BOS C 587.97 Not much to discuss here.
49 Curt Casali SF C 617.39 Not much to discuss here.
50 Gabriel Moreno TOR C 457.31 Not much to discuss here.





 

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weekendatbidens
2 years ago

Raleigh has volume FB with heavy pull while swinging 60% of the time. Swing and Miss is real but called strikes aren’t happening, if it is in the zone he’s swinging. This is very much like Sal Perez. Sharpening two aspects will make him very rosterable. Cutting down K% and establishing BABIP are big steps that I think are realistic going into 2nd season.

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