June Catcher Rankings

Here is the June edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. Sorry that I’m a couple of days late, but I had to find a new No. 1 overall player. Also, it turns out that there are only like 120 players in the majors capable of hitting right now, even though most of the best pitchers are injured.

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

Catcher ROS Rankings

June	Catchers	Team	2024	May
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	J.T. Realmuto	Phillies	4	5
6	David Fry	Guardians	28	26
7	Logan O’Hoppe	Angels	7	8
8	Ryan Jeffers	Twins	23	13
9	Yainer Diaz	Astros	6	7
10	Gabriel Moreno	Diamondbacks	8	9
11	Cal Raleigh	Mariners	12	11
12	Willson Contreras	Cardinals	9	6
13	Mitch Garver	Mariners	10	10
14	Shea Langeliers	Athletics	20	19
15	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	17	12
16	Ivan Herrera	Cardinals	31	17
17	Keibert Ruiz	Nationals	11	14
18	Jonah Heim	Rangers	13	16
19	Danny Jansen	Blue Jays	22	25
20	Patrick Bailey	Giants	32	23
21	Sean Murphy	Braves	16	18
22	Connor Wong	Red Sox	26	22
23	Luis Campusano	Padres	19	21
24	Francisco Alvarez	Mets	14	27
25	Bo Naylor	Guardians	15	20
26	Elias Diaz	Rockies	29	29
27	Austin Wells	Yankees	27	15
28	Henry Davis	Pirates	96 OF	36
29	Gary Sanchez	Brewers	24	28
30	Alejandro Kirk	Blue Jays	18	24
31	Travis d’Arnaud	Braves	34	30
32	Miguel Amaya	Cubs	35	31
33	Joey Bart	Pirates	52	32
34	Victor Caratini	Astros	37	41
35	Jake Rogers	Tigers	21	34
36	Korey Lee	White Sox	53	42
37	Jose Trevino	Yankees	46	48
38	Jacob Stallings	Rockies	54	39
39	Freddy Fermin	Royals	30	38
40	Ben Rortvedt	Rays	55	33
41	Carson Kelly	Tigers	75	37
42	Nick Fortes	Marlins	33	40
43	Matt Thaiss	Angels	42	43
44	Christian Bethancourt	Marlins	41	49
45	Yasmani Grandal	Pirates	58	NR
46	Sam Huff	Rangers	38	47
47	Yan Gomes	Cubs	39	50
48	Rene Pinto	Rays	25	35
49	Andrew Knizner	Rangers	43	45
50	Riley Adams	Nationals	44	46

Dropping off: Tom Murphy (44th)

• Adley Rutschman has some wild splits this year:

vs. RHP - .235/.283/.353

vs. LHP - .434/.456/.697

as C - .260/.303/.373

as DH - .372/.402/641

There is a lot of overlap, since the Orioles prefer getting James McCann his catcher starts versus lefties. I don’t think it means a whole lot, but it’s kind of fun that the AL’s actual best catcher thus far, considering that so much of Rutschman and Salvador Perez’s production has come elsewhere, has been Ryan Jeffers.

• David Fry is certainly overachieving, but at the same time, the progress he’s made is incredibly obvious. His strikeout-to-walk ratios were typically above 2:1 in the minors, and he came in at nearly 4:1 in his 113 major league plate appearances last season, but he’s barely over 1:1 at 26/24 through 140 plate appearances this season. While he’s not this good, he looks like a perfectly legitimate regular for the Guardians, and that he doesn’t actually have to catch much only adds to his value.

• I’d place Iván Herrera 10th for the short term, but he figures to lose value after Willson Contreras returns from a broken forearm, something that could happen at the beginning of the second half.