Fantasy Baseball Rankings—Catcher

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By Derek of The Sportmeisters

Here we are.

After just about two months in the season, I thought I would bust out my preseason rankings and adjust them a bit to show how right or wrong I am.

Pre-Season Rankings

1. Russell Martin—Los Angeles Dodgers

2. Brian McCann—Atlanta Braves

3. Joe Mauer—Minnesota Twins

4. Victor Martinez—Cleveland Indians

5. Geovany Soto—Chicago Cubs

6. Jorge Posada—New York Yankees

7. Ryan Doumit—Pittsburgh Pirates

8. Bengie Molina—San Francisco Giants

9. Chris Iannetta—Colorado Rockies

10. A.J. Pierzynski—Chicago White Sox

11. Ramon Hernandez—Cincinnati Reds

12. Mike Napoli—LA Angels Of Anaheim

13. Matt Wieters—Baltimore Orioles

14. Kelly Shoppach—Cleveland Indians

15. Kenji Johjima—Seattle Mariners

Rankings Now

1. Victor Martinez—Cleveland Indians

2. Joe Mauer—Minnesota Twins

3. Bengie Molina—San Francisco Giants

4. Mike Napoli—LA Angels Of Anaheim

5. Rod Barajas—Toronto Blue Jays

6. John Baker—Florida Marlins

7. Kurt Suzuki—Oakland Athletics

8. Jason Varitek—Boston Red Sox

9. Jorge Posada—New York Yankees

10. Russell Martin—Los Angeles Dodgers

11. Chris Iannetta—Colorado Rockies

12. Yadier Molina—St. Louis Cardinals

13. Ivan Rodriguez—Houston Astros

14. Brian McCann—Atlanta Braves

15. Jesus Flores—Washington Nationals

Wow, what a difference! Let’s go over each player and why I have them ranked so high.

1. Victor Martinez—Cleveland Indians—.371 BA, 32 R, 7 HR, and 30 RBI

I guess you could say he’s proving everyone who said he was done wrong. He is fully healthy and has shown that he still has that power bat with seven home runs and 30 RBI in the first two months.

He is on pace to hit .380 with 25 home runs and 110 RBI, so keep him active at all times if you were smart enough to draft him.

2. Joe Mauer—Minnesota Twins—.429 BA, 22 R, 9 HR, and 28 RBI

Mauer has been on fire since coming off the DL. He hit his ninth home run of the season on Saturday, matching last season’s total in just 77 at bats. Mauer is not known for his power, but is currently on pace to hit 30 home runs. Keep him active if you were smart enough to keep him through his injury.

3. Bengie Molina—San Francisco Giants—.274 BA, 19 R, 8 HR, and 30 RBI

Molina has been as steady as you can expect. His 30 RBI are tied for the most in the majors by a catcher. The only downfall is he won’t score many runs due to lack of lineup protection.

He is on pace to hit 30 home runs, so go ahead and keep him active as he is guaranteed at bats because the Giants do not have another catcher on the roster.

4. Mike Napoli—Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim—.297 BA, 16 R, 6 HR, 18 RBI, and 2 SB

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