Early 2025 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings

An All-Star break tradition, here are my mostly-for-fun 2025 player rankings. I’ve done my best to list players where they’ll be 20-game eligible next year, and the free agents-to-be are listed without teams. Players with contract options for next year have an asterisk included with their team names.

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Early 2025 Catcher rankings

2025	Catchers	Team	2024	July
1	Adley Rutschman	Orioles	1	1
2	William Contreras	Brewers	2	2
3	Will Smith	Dodgers	3	3
4	Salvador Perez	Royals	5	4
5	Logan O’Hoppe	Angels	7	6
6	J.T. Realmuto	Phillies	4	5
7	Yainer Diaz	Astros	6	7
8	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	20	18
9	Willson Contreras	Cardinals	9	8
10	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	12	9
11	Francisco Alvarez	Mets	14	10
12	Patrick Bailey	Giants	32	16
13	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	8	15
14	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	17	17
15	Danny Jansen		22	24
16	Alejandro Kirk	Blue Jays	18	30
17	Sean Murphy	Braves	16	21
18	Keibert Ruiz	Nationals	11	23
19	David Fry	Guardians	28	11
20	Ryan Jeffers	Twins	23	12
21	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	193 OF	22
22	Jonah Heim	Rangers	13	20
23	Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	31	26
24	Austin Wells	Yankees	27	29
25	Mitch Garver	Mariners	10	13
26	Connor Wong	Red Sox	26	14
27	Bo Naylor	Guardians	15	25
28	Henry Davis	Pirates	96 OF	45
29	Luis Campusano	Padres	19	27
30	Drew Romo	Rockies	61	49
31	Freddy Fermin	Royals	30	37
32	Elias Diaz		29	28
33	Gary Sanchez		24	31
34	Harry Ford	Mariners	65	NR
35	Miguel Amaya	Cubs	35	33
36	Endy Rodriguez	Pirates	NR	NR
37	Carson Kelly		75	41
38	Joey Bart	Pirates	52	34
39	Travis d’Arnaud	Braves	34	32
40	Jake Rogers	Tigers	21	36
41	Kyle Teel	Red Sox	NR	NR
42	Ben Rortvedt	Rays	55	35
43	Dillon Dingler	Tigers	87	NR
44	Korey Lee	White Sox	53	39
45	Victor Caratini	Astros	37	43
46	Edgar Quero	White Sox	62	NR
47	Sam Huff	Rangers	38	NR
48	Riley Adams	Nationals	44	NR
49	Jose Trevino	Yankees	46	40
50	Yan Gomes		39	48

• Danny Jansen leads the crop of free agent catchers and might open next year in the top 12 here if he lands in the right spot. His expected exit from Toronto, something that might happen before the trade deadline, will leave Alejandro Kirk as the undisputed No. 1 catcher. I don’t find that as exciting as I would have a few years ago, but Kirk’s exit velocity numbers have bounced back this year after a surprisingly poor 2023. It just hasn’t shown up in his actual numbers at all.

• I’m guessing Ben Rice won’t get catcher eligibility for Opening Day 2025, though there’s still a decent chance he’ll regain it at some point. I’d probably put him 12th here if he did wind up qualifying. That Rice still could catch some for the Yankees, combined with the possibility of Jose Trevino returning and/or Agustin Ramirez emerging, has me placing Austin Wells a good 5-8 spots lower than I’d like.

• I’m curious to see how things shake out in Pittsburgh next year. Joey Bart has been really solid in hitting .236/.330/.472 in 103 plate appearances, Endy Rodríguez will be returning from Tommy John surgery and former No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis will warrant another opportunity at some point. Will the team commit to two of the three or go out and add another Yasmani Grandal? Bart is out of options, which is how he got to Pittsburgh from San Francisco in the first place, but the other two can continue to be stashed, and it would make sense for Rodríguez to log some minor league time after missing a full season. I have Davis ranked highest of the group here, but at this point, he’d be more intriguing, at least for the short term, if the Pirates gave up on him as a catcher.

• That the Mariners just had Harry Ford play left field for the first time as a pro got him moved up five spots here. He’s obviously not overtaking Cal Raleigh behind the plate next year, but if he gets a shot in the outfield during the summer, he could be awfully valuable with his offensive potential and ability to steal bases.