May Catcher Rankings

Here is the May edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. I’m using five-game eligibility, so plenty of players have added new positions since Opening Day. Because I love you, I’ve also tweaked the top 300 to include previous rankings this year.

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

Catcher Rankings

May	Catchers	Team	April
1	Adley Rutschman	Orioles	1
2	William Contreras	Brewers	2
3	Will Smith	Dodgers	3
4	Salvador Perez	Royals	5
5	J.T. Realmuto	Phillies	4
6	Willson Contreras	Cardinals	9
7	Yainer Diaz	Astros	6
8	Logan O’Hoppe	Angels	7
9	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	8
10	Mitch Garver	Mariners	10
11	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	12
12	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	17
13	Ryan Jeffers	Twins	23
14	Keibert Ruiz	Nationals	11
15	Austin Wells	Yankees	27
16	Jonah Heim	Rangers	13
17	Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	31
18	Sean Murphy	Braves	16
19	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	20
20	Bo Naylor	Guardians	15
21	Luis Campusano	Padres	19
22	Connor Wong	Red Sox	26
23	Patrick Bailey	Giants	32
24	Alejandro Kirk	Blue Jays	18
25	Danny Jansen	Blue Jays	22
26	David Fry	Guardians	28
27	Francisco Alvarez	Mets	14
28	Gary Sanchez	Brewers	24
29	Elias Diaz	Rockies	29
30	Travis d’Arnaud	Braves	34
31	Miguel Amaya	Cubs	35
32	Joey Bart	Pirates	52
33	Ben Rortvedt	Rays	55
34	Jake Rogers	Tigers	21
35	Rene Pinto	Rays	25
36	Henry Davis	Pirates	96 OF
37	Carson Kelly	Tigers	75
38	Freddy Fermin	Royals	30
39	Jacob Stallings	Rockies	54
40	Nick Fortes	Marlins	33
41	Victor Caratini	Astros	37
42	Korey Lee	White Sox	53
43	Matt Thaiss	Angels	42
44	Tom Murphy	Giants	36
45	Andrew Knizner	Rangers	43
46	Riley Adams	Nationals	44
47	Sam Huff	Rangers	38
48	Jose Trevino	Yankees	46
49	Christian Bethancourt	Marlins	41
50	Yan Gomes	Cubs	39

Dropping off: Christian Vazquez (No. 40), Blake Sabol (No. 45)

• The right hamstring injury Gary Sánchez suffered Tuesday might make the matter rather moot, but the Brewers’ decision to call up Tyler Black seemed like really bad news for him. William Contreras never sits and Black had been focusing on first base in Triple-A, so with Rhys Hoskins seemingly in line for even more DH time, it’s hard to see what will be left for Sánchez. The Brewers seem to think that’s fine, but Sánchez has been one of the league’s unluckiest hitters in the early going; while he’s hitting just .208/.283/.458, his strikeout rate is well down and Statcast gives him a .268 xBA and a .607 xSLG. It’s still baffling that no one wanted him as a starting catcher over the winter, given the way he played for the Padres last season.

• It would have been controversial for the Pirates to send down Henry Davis at the beginning of the season, but that is hardly the case now, with the former No. 1 overall draft pick having more than twice as many strikeouts (27) as hits (11). Joey Bart’s stunning performance ensures that he’ll stick around after Yasmani Grandal comes off the IL, which means that Davis is likely Triple-A bound. It seems to be where he belongs at this point. As for Bart, I’m still pretty skeptical. This oddly passive approach is really working out for him right now, but he’s still likely to strike out a ton.