May Catcher Rankings

Up this week are the May rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Remember that players are listed where they’re most valuable, so if you don’t see someone you’re looking for, check another position. Designated hitters are listed with the first basemen.

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Catcher Rankings

May	Catcher	Team	2019
1	Gary Sanchez	Yankees	1
2	J.T. Realmuto	Phillies	2
3	Willson Contreras	Cubs	3
4	Yasmani Grandal	Brewers	5
5	Buster Posey	Giants	4
6	Yadier Molina	Cardinals	6
7	Wilson Ramos	Mets	7
8	Austin Barnes	Dodgers	9
9	Danny Jansen	Blue Jays	8
10	Jorge Alfaro	Marlins	14
11	Welington Castillo	White Sox	11
12	Francisco Mejia	Padres	10
13	Mike Zunino	Rays	15
14	Willians Astudillo	Twins	19
15	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	Rangers	13
16	Yan Gomes	Nationals	18
17	Omar Narvaez	Mariners	26
18	Francisco Cervelli	Pirates	17
19	Chris Iannetta	Rockies	12
20	Tyler Flowers	Braves	20
21	Mitch Garver	Twins	29
22	Christian Vazquez	Red Sox	22
23	Tucker Barnhart	Reds	21
24	Austin Hedges	Padres	23
25	Blake Swihart	Diamondbacks	16
26	John Hicks	Tigers	24
27	Robinson Chirinos	Astros	32
28	Grayson Greiner	Tigers	27
29	Kurt Suzuki	Nationals	25
30	Sean Murphy	Athletics	31
31	Elias Diaz	Pirates	30
32	Jonathan Lucroy	Angels	34
33	Carson Kelly	Diamondbacks	28
34	Brian McCann	Braves	37
35	Pedro Severino	Orioles	55
36	Kevin Plawecki	Indians	36
37	Max Stassi	Astros	33
38	Josh Phegley	Athletics	74
39	Tom Murphy	Mariners	45
40	Chance Sisco	Orioles	35
41	Martin Maldonado	Royals	40
42	Roberto Perez	Indians	42
43	Jason Castro	Twins	39
44	Russell Martin	Dodgers	43
45	Austin Wynns	Orioles	60
46	Travis d’Arnaud	Mets	38
47	John Ryan Murphy	Diamondbacks	69
48	Tony Wolters	Rockies	50
49	Kevan Smith	Angels	51
50	Victor Caratini	Cubs	47

Dropping off: Nick Hundley (41^st), Alex Avila (44^th), Manny Pina (46^th), Brett Nicholas (48^th), Austin Romine (49^th)

• The Twins, Cubs and Mariners have gotten the most production from their catchers of any team to date. It’s been a true team effort for Minnesota; folk hero Willians Astudillo gets all of the attention, but he’s played just five games at catcher. Mitch Garver is hitting .364/.404/.795 with five homers in 47 plate appearances behind the plate, and even Jason Castro has managed an .816 OPS in surprisingly limited action. I’d have Garver higher if he didn’t have the other two to contend with; he’s not nearly this good, of course, but he’d probably hit like a top-10 catcher if he were a regular. I’m just not sure the playing time will be there, especially with Miguel Sano on the way back.

• Omar Narvaez has five homers already for Seattle. He’s been a solid hitter since the day he entered the league, but he had just three homers in 354 at-bats in his first two seasons and nine in 280 at-bats last year. Doubling his home run rate for a second year in a row would be quite an accomplishment. Unfortunately, defense remains a big issue for Narvaez, and even if he keeps hitting, the Mariners still might want to go in a different direction at some point.

• Travis d’Arnaud might end up in a better situation after being designated for assignment by the Mets, but he just didn’t look ready to contribute last month after completing his rehab from Tommy John surgery. It’s unlikely that he’ll pay immediate dividends if he gets picked up.