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Today marks the beginning of our positional weeks coverage, which will essentially lead us into the MLB regular season. Follow along all week for catcher coverage, and make sure to keep coming back for more.
2019 MLB Positional Weeks Schedule
| Position | Dates |
|---|---|
| Position | Dates |
| Catcher | Jan 14 - Jan 18 |
| First Base | Jan 21 - Jan 25 |
| Second Base | Jan 28 - Feb 1 |
| Shortstop | Feb 4 - Feb 8 |
| Third Base | Feb 11 - Feb 15 |
| Outfield | Feb 18 - Feb 22 |
| Starting Pitcher | Feb 25 - Mar 1 |
| Relief Pitchers | Mar 4 - Mar 8 |
| Fake Teams Draft Guide | March 11th |
| Bold Predictions Week | Mar 11 - Mar 15 |
| FT and Friends Draft | March 16th |
| Japan Opening Series | Mar 20 - Mar 21 |
| MLB Opening Day | March 28 |
Part 1 of catchers is our Top 15. Part 1 is infinitely more interesting than Part 2 will be. And Part 1 ain’t pretty. Welcome to catchers!
Later today you can expect the “state of the position,” as well as some bold predictions for this wacky position. Be sure to answer the poll below, as we had a dead heat for our consensus No. 3 catcher...
Top 15 Catchers
| Player | Team | Consensus | Avg Rank | Heath | Punk | Joe | Scoby | Zack | Mark | Matt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Consensus | Avg Rank | Heath | Punk | Joe | Scoby | Zack | Mark | Matt |
| J.T. Realmuto | MIA | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sanchez | NYY | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson Ramos | NYM | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | 3.0 | 4.3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Yasmani Grandal | MIL | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Salvador Perez | KC | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Buster Posey | SFG | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Danny Jansen | TOR | 9.0 | 11.3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Welington Castillo | CWS | 10.0 | 11.9 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Mike Zunino | TB | 11.0 | 13.0 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| Francisco Mejia | SDP | 12.0 | 13.4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| Tucker Barnhart | CIN | 13.0 | 15.6 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Jorge Alfaro | PHI | 14.0 | 15.9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Francisco Cervelli | PIT | 15.0 | 16.4 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 21 |
Part 2 (16-30) of our catcher rankings will drop tomorrow. Yikes!
Poll
Which catcher would you rather draft?
This poll is closed
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55%
Willson Contreras, Cubs (141 ADP)
(140 votes) -
44%
Wilson Ramos, Mets (135 ADP)
(111 votes)