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June Catcher Rankings

Tyler Stephenson

Tyler Stephenson

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Up this week are the June rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues.

Click to see other June rankings:

Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C

Catcher Rankings

June Catchers Team 2022 May
1 Will Smith Dodgers 2 1
2 Daulton Varsho Diamondbacks 4 4
3 J.T. Realmuto Phillies 3 3
4 Salvador Perez Royals 1 2
5 Alejandro Kirk Blue Jays 5 5
6 Willson Contreras Cubs 6 6
7 Mitch Garver Rangers 7 7
8 Tyler Stephenson Reds 9 9
9 Yasmani Grandal White Sox 8 8
10 Danny Jansen Blue Jays 22 18
11 Adley Rutschman Orioles 15 14
12 Christian Vazquez Red Sox 11 16
13 Sean Murphy Athletics 13 10
14 Travis d’Arnaud Braves 14 12
15 MJ Melendez Royals 30 30
16 Keibert Ruiz Nationals 17 19
17 Gary Sanchez Twins 10 13
18 Elias Diaz Rockies 12 11
19 Jonah Heim Rangers 40 26
20 William Contreras Braves 48 42
21 Austin Nola Padres 16 15
22 Joey Bart Giants 26 17
23 Omar Narvaez Brewers 24 25
24 Mike Zunino Rays 19 24
25 Ryan Jeffers Twins 31 28
26 Kyle Higashioka Yankees 25 27
27 Max Stassi Angels 36 29
28 Francisco Mejia Rays 28 23
29 Sam Huff Rangers 33 37
30 Christian Bethancourt Athletics NR NR
31 Carson Kelly Diamondbacks 18 21
32 Tom Murphy Mariners 52 20
33 Yadier Molina Cardinals 29 32
34 Eric Haase Tigers 21 22
35 Cal Raleigh Mariners 27 40
36 James McCann Mets 35 35
37 Curt Casali Giants 62 NR
38 Yan Gomes Cubs 20 31
39 Luis Campusano Padres 39 39
40 Andrew Knizner Cardinals 37 34
41 Jacob Stallings Marlins 42 41
42 Jorge Alfaro Padres 23 33
43 Luis Torrens Mariners 34 36
44 Shea Langeliers Athletics 60 44
45 Tyler Heineman Pirates NR NR
46 Riley Adams Nationals 45 46
47 Zack Collins Blue Jays 46 38
48 Kevin Plawecki Red Sox 41 43
49 Victor Caratini Brewers 44 45
50 Connor Wong Red Sox 38 47

Dropping off: Austin Allen (48th), Dom Nunez (49th), Brett Sullivan (50th)

  • With a .306/.366/.468 line, four homers and 24 RBI in 34 games, Tyler Stephenson has been a top-three catcher to date. Statcast, though, thinks he’s overachieved, giving him an expected average of .251 and a .397 slugging percentage based on his middling exit velocity numbers. Maybe it’s a trend for Stephenson, as he also outperformed his expected stats last year. Playing in Cincinnati certainly helps, though while Stephenson’s career OPS is 150 points higher at home (.895 to .745), his homer totals are even. The guess here is that Stephenson will be more solid than spectacular the rest of the way, though that still puts him comfortably in the top 10 at his position.

  • While he’s not going to budge Salvador Perez, MJ Melendez is showing enough to make me think he’ll remain in the Royals’ plans for the rest of the season. He’s not striking out all that much (19 in 85 PA), and his 50% hard-hit rate is excellent. At this point, he should be hitting ahead of Perez in the Royals’ lineup.

  • William Contreras is a bit tougher of a call, in part because he plays for a better team that might not be very forgiving when he goes into his first slump. Contreras has torn the cover off the ball, homering seven times in 16 starts, even though more than half of his balls in play have been grounders. It’s gotten him regular playing time of late, but the Braves don’t seem all that comfortable using him in the outfield and they probably won’t DH him with much frequency if he cools off. I’m placing him 20th in the rankings.