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2016 Top 20 Catcher Rankings with Auction Values

Ray updates his 2016 top 20 catcher rankings, and for the first time ever, he has added auction dollar values for each catcher ranked.

By Ray Guilfoyle
Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

Earlier in the offseason, I recall a reader asking if I could add auction dollar values to my rankings this season. I am glad I received this request, as I have wanted to add auction values to my rankings for the longest time, but never did. Thanks for giving me a reason to add them,

WIth that said, here are my early Top 20 catcher rankings with auction values. I will admit that these are all "top of my head" rankings, with no clear rhyme or reason, except that I have been participating in auction drafts for quite some time, so I think I have a good idea of what I would spend on each catcher ranked below.

I have provided auction values for 20 catchers below, but you can use these as a barometer for either 12 team or 15 team mixed league auctions.

As the offseason rolls along, I will try to refine my auction dollar values for 12 team leagues using a $260 salary cap per team. So, in a 12 team league, there should be $3,120 allocated to 276 hitters and pitchers, assuming 23 man rosters (14 hitters and 9 pitchers).

Below are my early 2016 Top 20 Catcher Rankings with auction dollar values. Let's discuss my rankings and auction values in the comments section below.

Rank

$ Value

Name

G

PA

HR

R

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

wRC+

WAR

1

$28

Buster Posey

144

598

19

73

94

0.323

0.386

0.481

142

5.7

2

$20

Brian McCann

130

514

26

66

91

0.239

0.327

0.452

111

3.2

3

$19

Kyle Schwarber

62

248

16

49

43

0.245

0.351

0.509

134

1.7

4

$17

Devin Mesoraco

23

51

0

2

2

0.178

0.275

0.244

45

-0.2

5

$16

Jonathan Lucroy

97

409

7

50

43

0.268

0.328

0.396

94

1.1

6

$16

Russell Martin

125

493

22

72

74

0.238

0.327

0.452

112

3.2

7

$16

Travis d'Arnaud

63

252

12

31

41

0.271

0.341

0.498

133

2.3

8

$16

Salvador Perez

134

526

20

49

68

0.258

0.279

0.425

87

1.6

9

$14

Yasmani Grandal

110

409

16

43

47

0.243

0.360

0.419

121

2.4

10

$12

Stephen Vogt

131

489

18

56

67

0.263

0.342

0.453

118

2.4

11

$10

Matt Wieters

70

261

7

20

21

0.251

0.291

0.395

84

0.4

12

$10

Yan Gomes

91

372

12

37

44

0.225

0.263

0.387

74

0.7

13

$10

Wilson Ramos

123

486

14

40

66

0.231

0.261

0.358

64

0.5

14

$9

Derek Norris

140

537

14

64

62

0.253

0.304

0.411

99

2.3

15

$9

Blake Swihart

78

289

2

42

25

0.269

0.317

0.362

83

1.2

16

$7

Welington Castillo

105

359

19

41

52

0.238

0.298

0.463

101

1.3

17

$7

Nick Hundley

103

389

10

45

43

0.301

0.339

0.467

103

2.2

18

$7

Yadier Molina

136

530

4

34

61

0.270

0.310

0.350

80

1.3

19

$5

Francisco Cervelli

123

483

6

53

39

0.304

0.380

0.405

123

3.7

20

$5

Miguel Montero

108

382

15

35

51

0.244

0.343

0.412

106

1.8