The player pool at catcher in fantasy baseball drafts might just be the shallowest of them all. The scarcity of reliable producers at the position leads some to reach too high. Others prefer to wait but end up with a major hole at the C spot in their lineups. This article will try to help out with landing a solid option at a reasonable point in the draft based on current ADP trends at the time of writing.
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Catchers to Avoid at ADP
Avoid
Alejandro Kirk (TOR): ADP – Overall 107 | Catcher 7
Kirk more than proved he can handle big-league pitching both behind the plate and in the box during his first full MLB campaign last year. He actually walked (63) more than he struck out (58) while delivering a solid .285 AVG and .372 OBP en route to a Silver Slugger award.
Still, given the lack of power, Kirk showed with just 14 home runs and 19 doubles across 541 plate appearances, he seems to be going a little earlier in drafts than necessary. Both Murphy and Contreras arguably have more upside than Kirk in terms of overall fantasy production for 2023.
Christian Vazquez (MIN): ADP – Overall 261 | Catcher 17
Granted, Vazquez is not carrying a large draft risk in standard-depth formats, given his ADP. However, for the consideration of those in deeper or two-catcher leagues, there are several options that have more offensive potential regularly going after him in drafts.
Vazquez is steady, but aside from maybe a decent batting average, he really does not bring much to the table in terms of fantasy value. He has turned in just a .685 OPS with only 15 homers in 257 games since the start of the 2021 season. Take a chance on a name such as Shea Langeliers (C-20), Logan O’Hoppe (C-21), or Eric Haase (C-23) instead.
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