August Catcher Rankings
Here’s the August rankings update. Players are ranked for the rest of the season based on a 5x5 scoring format. Included along with the position rankings is an updated top 300. Players are listed at the position at which they’re most valuable.
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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH
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Catcher Rankings
Aug | Catcher | Team | 2015 | May | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buster Posey | Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Jonathan Lucroy | Brewers | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
3 | Brian McCann | Yankees | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Evan Gattis | Astros | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Russell Martin | Blue Jays | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
6 | Stephen Vogt | Athletics | 27 1B | 5 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Kyle Schwarber | Cubs | 165 OF | NR | 124 OF | 113 OF |
8 | Yasmani Grandal | Dodgers | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
9 | Matt Wieters | Orioles | 7 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
10 | Salvador Perez | Royals | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
11 | Yan Gomes | Indians | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
12 | Derek Norris | Padres | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
13 | Yadier Molina | Cardinals | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
14 | Wilson Ramos | Nationals | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
15 | Travis d'Arnaud | Mets | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
16 | Nick Hundley | Rockies | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
17 | Francisco Cervelli | Pirates | 26 | 26 | 18 | 17 |
18 | John Jaso | Rays | 20 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
19 | Chris Iannetta | Angels | 21 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
20 | Wilin Rosario | Rockies | 15 | 22 | 19 | 14 |
21 | A.J. Pierzynski | Braves | 41 | 24 | 32 | 22 |
22 | Miguel Montero | Cubs | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
23 | Robinson Chirinos | Rangers | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
24 | Mike Zunino | Mariners | 14 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
25 | Welington Castillo | Diamondbacks | 32 | 41 | 43 | 32 |
26 | J.T. Realmuto | Marlins | 69 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
27 | Jason Castro | Astros | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
28 | Blake Swihart | Red Sox | 31 | 19 | 25 | 23 |
29 | Hank Conger | Astros | 35 | 49 | 48 | 34 |
30 | James McCann | Tigers | 48 | 42 | 35 | 43 |
31 | Tyler Flowers | White Sox | 16 | 20 | 22 | 30 |
32 | Josh Phegley | Athletics | 42 | 46 | 45 | 20 |
33 | Geovany Soto | White Sox | 34 | 36 | 34 | 27 |
34 | Curt Casali | Rays | 86 | NR | NR | NR |
35 | Alex Avila | Tigers | 28 | 29 | 38 | 33 |
36 | Kurt Suzuki | Twins | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 |
37 | Brayan Pena | Reds | 44 | 44 | 33 | 31 |
38 | Dioner Navarro | Blue Jays | 36 | 40 | 41 | 41 |
39 | Peter O'Brien | Diamondbacks | 40 | 30 | 31 | 35 |
40 | Carlos Ruiz | Phillies | 25 | 33 | 30 | 38 |
41 | Ryan Hanigan | Red Sox | 38 | NR | 46 | 45 |
42 | Caleb Joseph | Orioles | 46 | 37 | 39 | 48 |
43 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Diamondbacks | 23 | 34 | 24 | 36 |
44 | Michael McKenry | Rockies | 33 | 43 | 40 | 42 |
45 | Kevin Plawecki | Mets | 62 | 38 | 44 | 44 |
46 | Andrew Susac | Giants | 54 | NR | 49 | 40 |
47 | Roberto Perez | Indians | 53 | 39 | 47 | 47 |
48 | Cameron Rupp | Phillies | 67 | NR | NR | NR |
49 | Tucker Barnhart | Reds | 93 | NR | NR | 50 |
50 | Carlos Perez | Angels | 68 | NR | 50 | 46 |
Catchers
Dropping off: Josmil Pinto (37th), Rene Rivera (39th), Chris Herrmann (49th)
o The catcher spot ended up being completely unaffected by trades, though it’s still possible Pierzynski, Pena or Ruiz could go in a waiver deal this month. I considered putting Christian Bethancourt back into the top 50 in case Pierzynski departs Atlanta, but even as a starter, he probably wouldn’t hit enough to be a top-30 guy anyway.
o After declining to give him a single inning there in the minors this year, the Cubs tried Schwarber in left field last week, giving themselves options for when Montero comes off the disabled list in a few days. Montero figures to go right back behind the plate against righties, but Schwarber could catch against some lefties and play left field versus some righties, with Chris Coghlan moving to center. Of course, that diminishes the Cubs’ defense, but it would be worth it if Schwarber keeps performing like this. If I were confident that Schwarber would play regularly in left, I’d probably have him all of the way up at No. 2 in the rankings. Since Joe Maddon will probably mix and match (and there’s still a slight chance Schwarber could get sent back down at some point), he’s No. 7 for now.
o Flowers hit .217/.229/.290 for the White Sox last month. Soto hit .316/.519/.895. Still, as much as I prefer Soto, Flowers moves back ahead in the rankings this month. After all, he had 69 at-bats in July to Soto’s 19 official at-bats.