C,DH - Seattle Mariners
- Age 29
- Florida State
- Bats: B
- Throws: R
2026 Outlook
- Draft Rank (ECR)
- H #17
- Best / Worst
- #11 / #33
- ADP
- #16
Eligibility
- Yahoo
- C
- ESPN
- C,DH
- CBS
- C,DH
Availability
Cal Raleigh had the year of his life in 2025, smacking 60 home runs while batting .247, far and away his best batting average ever. He drove in 125 and scored 110 times for a Seattle Mariners team that came very close to the World Series. Catcher is such a thin position that it is tempting to spend an early-round pick on Raleigh to be able to set-and-forget the position. His 2026 projections again place him among the position's home run leaders, with playing time security supporting strong counting stats, but we aren't going to see a repeat of his career year, and that is the current draft cost for the Big Dumper. Do you still want to spend a second-round pick on him if he's "only" getting you 40 homers with a .230 batting average? If so, he's easily the best catcher on the board. If not, wait three or four rounds to pick from the second tier.
Big Dumper can hit 60 HR and be the MVP of Fantasy Baseball, a catcher hitting 60 HRs is a cheat code. Even 40+ HRs will still feel legendary from the position
I am avoiding him, mostly because of his inflated ADP and the obvious 2026 upcoming regression. He is a very good fantasy producer in a very good lineup, but there are more guaranteed and less risky bats going behind him.
