Fantasy Baseball 2021: Catcher preview

Fantasy Baseball 2021:
Catcher preview
Dalton Del Don
Wed, February 24, 2021, 2:07 AM · 4 min read
Catcher remains fantasy baseball’s thinnest position
(think tight end in football), with only J.T. Realmuto
and Salvador Perez finishing inside the top-100
players last season. Put differently, the No. 10
fantasy catcher last year (Martin Maldonado) was
the No. 487 ranked player overall (No. 190 hitter).
Going back to 2019 when MLB last played a full
season, we saw similar results with JTR the only
catcher who finished inside the top-175 fantasy
players (and the depth got just as ugly). Volume is
the main reason why here, as THE BAT X projects
just eight catchers to reach even 400 at bats and
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Philadelphia Phillies J.T. Realmuto
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only one to get to 500. Playing catcher is taxing, and
it’s evolved into a platoon position, with defense and
especially pitch-framing gaining increasing
importance.
Catcher draft strategy
This can vary, as leagues fluctuate between using
one and two catchers. In either format, spending an
early pick on Realmuto gives you an advantage at a
position (he’s in a tier by himself) unlike any other,
so it’s a strategy well worth entertaining. In fact, a
practical way of illustrating just how important
Realmuto is compared to replacement level,
consider that he was on about 33% of the winning
teams in the NFBC’s Main Event last year (h/t Greg
Ambrosius). That’s pretty compelling with fantasy
baseball having so many roster spots.
Catchers you’d reach for
J.T. Realmuto is clearly extremely valuable when you
adjust for position scarcity and as the rare catcher
who contributes power, batting average and speed.
Although it would’ve been better for him had the NL
brought back the DH, his ADP is also falling after
suffering a fracture in his thumb (he’s expected to
be ready for the start of the season). He’s an
excellent target.
After JTR, I’m mostly waiting on the position rather
than targeting one in the early rounds. Others I’m
most interested in this year include Mitch Garver
and Gary Sanchez, who are obvious BA risks (most
catchers are) but primed for big bounce backs
coming off a disappointing 2020. Since 2003, only
three catchers have eclipsed 30 homers in a season,
and two of them are Sanchez (twice) and Garver.

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