Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2019 Fantasy Baseball Rest of Season Notes
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Gary Sanchez
NYY
Sanchez is in the clear-cut top tier of catchers with Realmuto, Contreras and Grandal. Although he won't help in batting average much, his power and the RBIs that will follow are what sets him apart as potentially the best fantasy catcher in baseball.
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J.T. Realmuto
PHI
Realmuto may be struggling so far compared to expectations, but he certainly hasn't hurt you with a BA over .270 to go with double-digit homers and a handful of steals. He may not be the top overall fantasy catcher but he could be in the secound half.
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Yasmani Grandal
MIL
Grandal's batting average may not seem all that appealing in the .240s range, but that is actually at replacement-level for the position so he won't hurt you there. He will definitely help in HRs, RBIs and runs, though. Over the last three seasons, he trails only (the injured) Salvador Perez in homers, and that was before he moved from an awful park for hitters in L.A. to a hitter's have in Milwaukee.
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Willson Contreras
CHC
Through the first half of baseball, Willson Contreras has been the top fantasy catcher with nearly 20 homers to go with 51 RBIs and a .286 batting average. As long as he can stay on the field, you've got a top 60 overall fantasy value in Contreras.
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Wilson Ramos
NYM
The Mets haven't gotten as much out of Ramos in the first half as they may have expected but he is an extremely streaky hitter so it would be no surprise if his BA jumps from 270 to 300 in the second half to go with a dozen more homers. He is still a C1 without question.
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Omar Narvaez
SEA
It is hard to imagine that anyone saw this coming, but Narvaz has been tremendous to open the season with a batting average near .300 and a dozen homers. While it may not continue at this pace, there is no doubt that he is a top 12 catcher from this point forward.
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Mitch Garver
MIN
Garver has been absolutely terrorizing pitchers with a .295 average and 13 homers in just 156 at-bats. If he played every day, Garver would be a top 5 fantasy catcher without a doubt, but because he doesn't, he is merely a fringe top-10 guy for now.
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Robinson Chirinos
HOU
Chirinos will hurt you in batting average, although not as bad as someone like Zunino. With that said, he is a reliable source of power and since he plays in such a strong Astros' lineup, you can bank on him piling up RBIs and runs as well.
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Jorge Alfaro
MIA
Alfaro was not technically a top 12 catcher in the first half, but he was right on the cusp and his underlying numbers suggest he will climb well into the top 10 over the rest of the season. Don't hesitate to add him and start him if you need a catcher.
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Yadier Molina
STL
Catcher's don't often get 450 trips to the plate, but Tadi has done it every year since 2008. As you can imagine, the runs and RBIs pile up with extra playing time, and it certainly helps that he increases your team's batting average and may add another 20 homers this season.
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Christian Vazquez
BOS
Vasquez is one of a handful of surprising catchers to breakout in the first half. Regardless of whether you believe it to be a fluke, he has been so good that even with some regression, he sneaks into the top 10 rest of season projections.
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Buster Posey
SF
Feel free to drop Buster at this point. He isn't likely to finish the season with double-digit homers and doesn't play in a good enough offense to tally up runs and RBIs like the top 15 fantasy catchers in baseball.
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13.
Danny Jansen
TOR
Jansen's underlying stats have been screaming positive regression all season and over the last few weeks, it has started to turn around. While he isn't quite a top 12 catcher, he should be on your radar as a future waiver wire add if he keeps hitting.
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14.
Carson Kelly
ARI
Kelly is smashing MLB pitchers the last month and while he is a former top prospect, the sample size is not enough to trust him as a reliable fantasy option yet. The upside is still quite high, however, so he is a top 12 rest of season option for the time being.
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James McCann
CWS
James McCann has been raking for the White Sox with a .320 batting average through the first half to go with some power and even the most steals among all catchers in fantasy. He is due to regress some, but is still a no-doubt top 12 catcher in the second half.
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16.
Francisco Mejia
SD
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Travis d'Arnaud
TB
d'Arnaud is extraordinarily hot over the past month and while it may not keep up, he has always possessed this type of potential so it wouldn't be surprising if this was a start of a major breakout.
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18.
Roberto Perez
CLE
Perez has already mashed 16 homers through the first half for Cleveland. His batting average isn't useful, but won't kill you either so you could certainly do much worse than Perez even if he does take a step back toward expectations in the second half.
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Kurt Suzuki
WSH
Suzuki isn't playing every day quite yet, but when he does play, he'll be helping your fantasy squad with both power (11 HR in 163 AB through the first half) and batting average which is sitting at .270. That is enough to warrant a starting catcher spot in 12-team leagues.
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20.
Mike Zunino
TB
Mike Zunino has been a bust this season and can safely be dropped in all formats. Don't hesitate to scoop him up if he starts to catch fire in the second-half, however.
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21.
Jonathan Lucroy
CHC
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22.
Josh Phegley
OAK
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Yan Gomes
WSH
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24.
Brian McCann
ATL
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25.
Tucker Barnhart
CIN
Barnhart doesn't have the best bat, but his elite defense will keep him on the field for nearly 500 at-bats again. In a killer Red's lineup, that should be plenty to get him the counting stats he needs to be draftable.
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26.
Jason Castro
MIN
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Chance Sisco
BAL
Sisco should play every day for the Orioles in the second half and he has plenty of talent so you'll want to keep a close eye on him as a potential catcher pickup off waivers.
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28.
Tyler Flowers
ATL
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29.
Austin Hedges
SD
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30.
Willians Astudillo
MIN
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Tom Murphy
SEA
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32.
Elias Diaz
PIT
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33.
Welington Castillo
CWS
Castillo only saw 49 games worth of action last season, but his bat was still quality when he played. Over the last five years, he averages 26 homers with a .261 BA and 85 RBIs per 162 games, so now that he is starting, fantasy owners can expect useful production out of him.
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34.
Austin Barnes
LAD
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35.
Chris Iannetta
FA
Iannetta has been getting only 30% of the playing time for Colorado, and while he is playing well, that isn't enough to warrant rostering him in fantasy.
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36.
Pedro Severino
BAL
Severino has limited competition for playing time and is batting near the middle of the Orioles lineup most games so he should continue to pile up counting stats to go with a subpar batting average.
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37.
Francisco Cervelli
ATL
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38.
John Hicks
DET
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39.
Will Smith
LAD
Smith has been unbelievable for the Dodgers and while there is a chance he continues to amaze fantasy owners, it is more likely that he follows the vast majority of rookies who started amazing before going south.
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40.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
TEX
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41.
Matt Wieters
STL
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42.
Tony Wolters
COL
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43.
Russell Martin
LAD
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44.
Martin Maldonado
HOU
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Alex Avila
ARI
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46.
Manny Pina
MIL
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Grayson Greiner
DET
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48.
Stephen Vogt
SF
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Blake Swihart
ARI
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50.
Victor Caratini
CHC
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51.
Austin Nola
SEA
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52.
Kevin Plawecki
CLE
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53.
Austin Romine
NYY
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54.
Curt Casali
CIN
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55.
Max Stassi
LAA
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56.
Michael Perez
TB
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57.
Sean Murphy
OAK
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58.
Zack Collins
CWS
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59.
Nick Hundley
FA
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60.
Jake Rogers
DET
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61.
Sandy Leon
BOS
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62.
Ryan Lavarnway
CIN
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63.
Spencer Kieboom
WSH
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64.
Chris Herrmann
FA
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65.
Kevan Smith
LAA
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66.
Jesus Sucre
BAL
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67.
Cam Gallagher
KC
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68.
Devin Mesoraco
NYM
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69.
Andrew Knapp
PHI
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70.
Andrew Susac
BAL
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71.
Luke Maile
TOR
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72.
Caleb Joseph
ARI
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Erik Kratz
NYY
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