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2017 Fantasy Baseball: Top 10 catchers

By Jason Evans

Oct 2, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (24) bats against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez (24) bats against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 21, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters (32) fields a ground ball in the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 21, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters (32) fields a ground ball in the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

10. Matt Wieters– FA

2016 stats:  124 games .243/.302/.409 17 homers 48 RBI

2017 steamer projection: 76 games .245/.302/.408 10 homers 31 RBI

Yes, Wieters is a free agent right now,(as of this post) but I think part of that has to do with some questions regarding his defense. The bat plays and has played when he’s healthy. Steamer projects him to hit more like he did in 2015 than 2016.

Where he ends up will certainly impact him. Will he stay in Baltimore? Could he end up in Colorado? Anaheim? Cincinnati? Mystery team?

Wieters saw a spike in his hard contact by 3% from 2015-2016. I think the part that you look at is more at 2013 where he hit .235/.287.417 22 homers and 79 RBI with a 2.6 WAR.

If Wieters can remain healthy, I think you should expect something between 2013 and 2016 with hopefully the higher OBP. If he can do that, and I think in the right situation he can, you can get a quality bat for your catchers spot later on in the draft.

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