Dealing With The Trickiest Position in Fantasy Baseball

Dealing With The Trickiest Position in Fantasy Baseball 

Drew Epstein 

2/15/22

Been stuck with a lack of production at catcher? You're not alone. One of the hardest positions to fill confidently these days is undoubtedly catcher. There are, of course, the exceptions. Guys like Salvador Perez, J.T. Realmuto, and Yasmani Grandal certainly are set it and forget its options. Beyond that? Good luck. There are a few other usable options but not many.

 Maybe the trickiest part of filling the catcher spot is lack of plate appearances. On top of the lack of production, the opportunities can also be limited due to the difficulty of managing that position defensively. It is demanding to say the least and is not something that can successfully be done every day. That's where my advice comes in. If you are lucky enough to have one of the top few catchers, great, but you likely had to overpay for them. This brings up a lose/lose situation. 

I recommend that if you aren't one of those willing to pay a premium price for, say Salvador Perez, the best option could be to invest in a team’s platoon. If you have a platoon you are likely going to get at least 6 starts a week. You may not be getting the production daily but you will at least have 6 or 7 days for your catchers to add up production in any way they can. For example, If Travis d’Arnaud and William Contreras are splitting catching duties for the Braves this year, roster them both. Neither of them will likely be top 5 catchers this year. It's the combination of them that are likely to be useful. You have nearly every day of the season covered, barring injuries to one of your platoon catchers. Yes, it will be a pain to use a roster spot on another catcher, I know. However, I think overpaying for a better catcher who isn't playing everyday will do more damage over the long run.