May Catcher Rankings
Here is the May edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. I’m using five-game eligibility, so plenty of players have added new positions since Opening Day. Because I love you, I’ve also tweaked the top 300 to include previous rankings this year.
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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C
Catcher Rankings
May | Catchers | Team | April |
1 | Orioles | 1 | |
2 | 2 | ||
3 | 3 | ||
4 | Royals | 5 | |
5 | 4 | ||
6 | Cardinals | 9 | |
7 | Yainer Diaz | 6 | |
8 | Logan O'Hoppe | Angels | 7 |
9 | 8 | ||
10 | Mariners | 10 | |
11 | Mariners | 12 | |
12 | Reds | 17 | |
13 | Twins | 23 | |
14 | Nationals | 11 | |
15 | Yankees | 27 | |
16 | 13 | ||
17 | Ivan Herrera | Cardinals | 31 |
18 | 16 | ||
19 | Athletics | 20 | |
20 | Guardians | 15 | |
21 | 19 | ||
22 | 26 | ||
23 | Giants | 32 | |
24 | 18 | ||
25 | Blue Jays | 22 | |
26 | Guardians | 28 | |
27 | Francisco Alvarez | Mets | 14 |
28 | Brewers | 24 | |
29 | Rockies | 29 | |
30 | Travis d'Arnaud | Braves | 34 |
31 | Cubs | 35 | |
32 | Pirates | 52 | |
33 | 55 | ||
34 | Tigers | 21 | |
35 | Rene Pinto | Rays | 25 |
36 | Pirates | 96 OF | |
37 | Tigers | 75 | |
38 | Freddy Fermin | Royals | 30 |
39 | Rockies | 54 | |
40 | Marlins | 33 | |
41 | Astros | 37 | |
42 | 53 | ||
43 | Angels | 42 | |
44 | Giants | 36 | |
45 | Rangers | 43 | |
46 | Nationals | 44 | |
47 | Rangers | 38 | |
48 | Yankees | 46 | |
49 | Marlins | 41 | |
50 | Cubs | 39 |
Dropping off: Christian Vazquez (No. 40), Blake Sabol (No. 45)
The right hamstring injury Gary Sánchez suffered Tuesday might make the matter rather moot, but the Brewers’ decision to call up Tyler Black seemed like really bad news for him. William Contreras never sits and Black had been focusing on first base in Triple-A, so with Rhys Hoskins seemingly in line for even more DH time, it’s hard to see what will be left for Sánchez. The Brewers seem to think that’s fine, but Sánchez has been one of the league’s unluckiest hitters in the early going; while he’s hitting just .208/.283/.458, his strikeout rate is well down and Statcast gives him a .268 xBA and a .607 xSLG. It’s still baffling that no one wanted him as a starting catcher over the winter, given the way he played for the Padres last season.
It would have been controversial for the Pirates to send down Henry Davis at the beginning of the season, but that is hardly the case now, with the former No. 1 overall draft pick having more than twice as many strikeouts (27) as hits (11). Joey Bart’s stunning performance ensures that he’ll stick around after Yasmani Grandal comes off the IL, which means that Davis is likely Triple-A bound. It seems to be where he belongs at this point. As for Bart, I’m still pretty skeptical. This oddly passive approach is really working out for him right now, but he’s still likely to strike out a ton.
