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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 |