Fantasy Baseball 2012 - Catcher Rankings (End of Season Update)

• You can make an argument for Buster Posey to win the National League MVP award. 
• Wilin Rosario is a top 5 catcher next season.
• No way A.J. Pierzynski has another top 10 season next year
• Brian McCann really disappointed

How Fantasy Points Are Scored:
Singles - 1pt
Doubles - 2pts
Triples - 3pts
Homeruns - 2pts
RBI - 2pts
Runs Scored - 2pts
Walks - 1pt
Stolen Bases - 1pt

Pre Season Rank	End of Season Rank	Name	Team	Fantasy Points
8	1	Buster Posey	SF	675
7	2	Joe Mauer	MIN	653
3	3	Carlos Santana	CLE	567
2	4	Miguel Montero	ARI	562
10	5	Yadier Molina	STL	548
6	6	Matt Wieters	BAL	546
18	7	A.J. Pierzynski	CWS	504
21	8	Ryan Doumit	MIN	478
#N/A	9	Wilin Rosario	COL	459
14	10	Carlos Ruiz	PHI	450
17	11	Jesus Montero	SEA	414
32	12	A.J. Ellis	LAD	406
1	13	Brian McCann	ATL	404
16	14	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	BOS	400
15	15	Russell Martin	NYY	393
5	16	Mike Napoli	TEX	392
12	17	Jonathan Lucroy	MIL	372
4	18	Alex Avila	DET	366
#N/A	19	John Jaso	SEA	357
11	20	J.P. Arencibia	TOR	336

 

ALL STAR BREAK 

 Carlos Ruiz has been unbelievable this season.  If the Phillies get Howard and Utley going and Chooch can keep this up, the Phillies could be right back in the Playoff hunt once Halladay returns to the rotation.  This list should remain untouched, yet reorganized come September.  However, guys like Carlos Santana, Wilson Rosario and Ryan Doumit might sneak their way on.

Pre Season Rank	All Star Rank	Name	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Fantasy Points
7	1	Joe Mauer	MIN	77	285	44	93	18	1	5	41	44	44	4	1	0.326	0.416	0.449	0.865	336
14	2	Carlos Ruiz	PHI	78	257	41	90	21	0	13	46	16	34	3	0	0.350	0.412	0.584	0.995	317
10	3	Yadier Molina	STL	75	276	35	84	15	0	13	45	21	30	8	1	0.304	0.357	0.500	0.857	301
18	4	A.J. Pierzynski	CWS	73	260	39	74	9	3	16	49	19	37	0	0	0.285	0.338	0.527	0.865	300
8	5	Buster Posey	SF	77	273	35	79	16	0	10	43	32	50	1	0	0.289	0.362	0.458	0.820	294
6	6	Matt Wieters	BAL	78	283	35	70	14	1	12	44	30	55	1	0	0.247	0.327	0.431	0.758	287
2	7	Miguel Montero	ARI	71	246	33	67	10	1	8	45	38	72	0	0	0.272	0.378	0.419	0.797	281
1	8	Brian McCann	ATL	68	256	28	61	10	0	13	46	24	39	1	0	0.238	0.301	0.430	0.731	257
16	9	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	BOS	68	230	34	54	13	0	17	41	16	72	0	0	0.235	0.285	0.513	0.798	250
5	10	Mike Napoli	TEX	74	241	37	55	6	2	12	30	36	86	0	0	0.228	0.340	0.419	0.759	247

Preseason Rankings

 

Projected Starting Catchers courtesy of MLB Depth Charts

** - Breakout Season Candidate

Salvador Perez will miss 12-14 weeks after surgery

Name	Team	Preseason Ranking
Brian McCann	ATL	1
Miguel Montero	ARI	2
Carlos Santana	CLE	3
Alex Avila	DET	4
Mike Napoli	TEX	5
Matt Wieters	BAL	6
Joe Mauer	MIN	7
Buster Posey	SF	8
Kurt Suzuki	OAK	9
Yadier Molina	STL	10

Name	Team	Preseason Ranking
J.P. Arencibia	TOR	11
Jonathan Lucroy	MIL	12
Geovany Soto	CHC	13
Carlos Ruiz	PHI	14
Russell Martin	NYY	15
Jarrod Saltalamacchia**	BOS	16
A.J. Pierzynski	CWS	18
Jesus Montero**	SEA	17
Chris Snyder	HOU	19
Nick Hundley	SD	20
Ryan Doumit	MIN	21
Rod Barajas	PIT	22
Miguel Olivo	SEA	23
Wilson Ramos	WAS	24
John Buck	MIA	25
Salvador Perez**	KC	26
Chris Iannetta	LAA	27
Josh Thole	NYM	28
Ryan Hanigan	CIN	29
Yorvit Torrealba	TEX	30
Ramon Hernandez	COL	31
AJ Ellis	LAD	32
Jose Molina	TB	33

Stats from last season

• Mike Napoli was the only catcher to hit 30+ HRs
• Carlos Santana, Brian McCann, J.P. Arencibia and Matt Wieters were the only others to hit 20+ HRs.
• Victor Martinez was teh only catcher to drive in 100+ runs
• Miguel Montero(86) and Alex Avila(82) were the only other catchers to drive in more than 80+ runs
• Seven catchers struck out over 100 times
• Carlos Santana walked 97 times, leading all catchers
• Only Alex Avila(73) and Chris Iannetta(70) walked 70+ times

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