There are many ways to attack this, but let’s just do this. Here is a list of the top-30 catchers from our preseason rankings.
*NOTE: Each month, on the first, we will release updated rankings for all the positions. The rankings are for the Rest of the Way (ROTW). We will leave up the old rankings so you can follow the evolution of the position over the course of the 2015 campaign.
Here are the top-30 based on preseason rankings.
Rank | Player | Comment |
1 | Buster Posey | Good for the position, but a .277-4-11-14 line is extremely disappointing. |
2 | Jonathan Lucroy | Hit .133 with one RBIs in 12 RBIs before hitting the DL. |
3 | Evan Gattis | Had a great week, but .179 average and .589 OPS are awful. |
4 | Salvador Perez | One of the best going with a .282 average, four HRs, 18 RBIs. |
5 | Yan Gomes | Only appeared in five games before going down with injury (.150 AVG). |
6 | Devin Mesoraco | Been hurt virtually all year and has just 35 at-bats hitting .143 with 2 RBIs. |
7 | Brian McCann | Hitting .240 with 19 RBIs and four homers. |
8 | Yadier Molina | Molina is batting .276 but has no homers and just seven runs scored. |
9 | Wilson Ramos | Hitting .318 but oddly has gone deep only one time in 107 at-bats. |
10 | Matt Wieters | Now we're hearing he will be back in early June. Oh that elbow. |
11 | Miguel Montero | Slow start but cooking now hitting .296 with a .402 OBP. |
12 | Travis d'Arnaud | Hit .317 with 10 RBIs in the 11 games he's played around injury. |
13 | Yasmani Grandal | Fifteen RBIs, 17 runs and a .943 OPS. Had that great game (2HR, 8RBI). |
14 | Derek Norris | Hitting .303 with 18 RBIs and 17 runs. Been terrific. |
15 | Wilin Rosario | Hit .333 over 21 at-bats before being demoted to Triple-A (hitting .343). |
16 | Russell Martin | Over 100 at-bats his slash line is fantastic: .290/.392/.580. |
17 | Mike Zunino | Through 30 games he's got five homer but he's hitting .185 with a .635 OPS. |
18 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Salty was signed by the D'backs after being released. In the minors working his way back. |
19 | Jason Castro | Hitting .224 with a .683 OPS. Just not getting it done. |
20 | John Jaso | Jaso is on the 60-day DL with a wrist issue. He's had on plate appearance. |
21 | Chris Iannetta | Honestly, you can't do much worse: .101/.203/.116 over 78 plate appearances. |
22 | Francisco Cervelli | Hitting .267 with four homers over 86 at-bats. |
23 | Carlos Ruiz | Hitting .235 with a .259 SLG. Great. |
24 | Kurt Suzuki | Hitting .233 with a .633 OPS. Great. |
25 | Alex Avila | Hurt, but before that he hit .200 with a .659 OPS. |
26 | Tyler Flowers | One homer and seven RBIs through 23 games. |
27 | Nick Hundley | Killing it for the Rockies batting .342 with an .890 OPS. |
28 | Robinson Chirinos | Hitting .169 with 18 strikeouts in 65 at-bats. |
29 | Rene Rivera | Worst everyday hitter in the majors? .126/.178/.200 in 30 games. |
30 | Christian Bethancourt | Who could have quessed that A.J. Pierzynski would have turned back the clock a decade? |
* Stephen Vogt was not included on the list because didnt't qualify for the position when the season started.
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