The two-catcher format is fun and challenging. It’s also viewed as unnecessarily stressful by many around the fantasy baseball world. In any case, it has become a fairly common roster setting around the industry.
In fantasy drafts, it can be difficult to secure even one catcher to solidify the position. Landing two who can be depended upon for at least some production is a difficult task. Not to worry, though, as the group of backstops below are ones to target in the later rounds to fill that No. 2 catcher spot. Each can be found outside the current top-12 catchers in FantasyPros’ Consensus ADP.
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2026 Two-Catcher League Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets
Wells is a pure power play. In 2025, eight catchers reached the 20-homer mark. Of those eight, Wells is the only one sitting outside the top 12 in ADP at the position. The 26-year-old backstop finished last season with 21 long balls and 71 RBI across 126 games. Granted, he hit just .219 while striking out at a 26.3% clip. Wells is not going to carry a lineup, but his ability to drive the ball (45.1% HardHit) gives him definite fantasy value.
Among all catchers with at least 200 plate appearances last year, Moreno’s .285 AVG placed him second behind only Will Smith (.296). Moreno does not possess the overall power potential of an Austin Wells, or perhaps the next catcher on this list, but despite playing just 83 games in 2025, he did set new career highs with nine homers and a .433 SLG. Going into his age-26 season, if Moreno continues to come into more pop and stays healthy, a top-10 finish at the position is certainly possible.
Since a 25-homer breakout in 2023, Alvarez has dealt with nagging injuries and streaks of inconsistency the last two years. As alluded to previously, his home-run upside remains, and the still quite young backstop displayed that down the stretch of last season.
Beginning in the middle of August, Alvarez slugged a hefty .617 with seven deep drives over his final 26 games of the regular season. Among catchers with at least 200 plate appearances, his 54.3% hard-hit rate ranked second at the position in 2025, as did his 93.1 average exit velocity.
Dingler gained the attention of many during his first full season in the bigs, particularly for his defensive prowess. The 27-year-old won a Gold Glove last year, but his bat deserves some attention, too. The second-round draft pick from 2020 came in fourth among catchers with a .278 AVG, backing that mark up with an MLB-leading 28.2% line-drive rate.
Dingler also consistently hit the ball with authority, recording a 45.6% hard-hit rate. Digging deeper, he underperformed his metrics with 13 homers and a .425 OPS. Dingler has more homers in his bat, and Statcast logged his expected slugging percentage at .475 in 2025.
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