Christian Vazquez

Vazquez's power fell off a cliff last year, as his barrel percentage and hard-hit rate plummeted to some of the worst in the league. He's 31 years old now, about the time that a catcher begins to head downhill, so expecting a rebound is probably overly optimistic. He'll likely still have decent runs and RBI for a catcher just by virtue of playing for the Red Sox, but he's no longer someone to draft as your starting backstop in a one-catcher league.

Christian Vazquez has best game in Astros uniform Thursday

Christian Vazquez was one of three Astros to pick up four hits in a 21-5 victory over the White Sox Thursday. He finished 4-for-6 with three runs and two RBI in the win.

Fantasy Impact

Vazquez has not earned near the playing time many people thought he would when the Astros acquired him at the trade deadline. Martin Maldonado, as poorly as he has hit this year, catches the rotation very well. Houston has one of the best rotations in baseball and Dusty Baker probably does not want to take that away. He is hitting .289 this year, among the best in the league for catchers.