Alejandro Kirk

Kirk has the bat to to be a fantasy asset if he can stay in the lineup, particularly with catcher eligibility. He is a career .315 hitter with a .918 OPS in the minors, and had a strong, albeit short, stint in the majors last year during when he had a .983 OPS in nine games. The biggest obstacle for Kirk is that the Blue Jays have two solid defensive catchers in Danny Jansen and Reese McGuire, and although they could put Kirk at DH, they have plenty of other options for that position. In other words, Kirk needs to hit and hit early to cement a lineup spot. If he does, he's got top-10 catcher potential pretty easily.

Alejandro Kirk in the mix as the Blue Jays backup catcher

Alejandro Kirk could be the Blue Jays backup catcher behind Danny Jansen based on his Spring Training performance.

Fantasy Impact

At one point, Alejandro Kirk had projections that made him the top sleeper catcher. Now those have been lowered down given the reports of a backup role. In the minors and his brief major league experience, Kirk hit and hit. He recorded high batting averages throughout the minors. In two catcher leagues, snag him as your third catcher with hopes he hits his way into the lineup.