MLB Players: Top 10 catchers entering the 2020 season
By Jake Hasan
Today, we’re going to take a closer look at the quarterback of the baseball field, the catchers. These are the top 10 MLB players who sit behind home plate.
It’s finally here! Baseball season is here, Spring Training and all its glory.
That means that Opening Day is around the corner and that means it’s time to look at PECOTA and Steamer and see where your favorite teams are projected to finish.
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But you also care about your favorite MLB players. After breakout seasons where do guys like Ketel Marte and Yoan Moncada rank? Where do sophomores like Pete Alonso and Fernando Tatis end up? These will be answered in the coming weeks.
Today though, we start with the men behind the plate, the catchers. Over the past few years, we’ve seen the image of an ideal catcher change. Not only do we want framing and good game calling from our catchers, but now we want offense too. Not every catcher is a juggernaut as a hitter but you’re usually looking for at least average production to go with solid defense.
That isn’t to say defense doesn’t matter, because it absolutely does. And for some of these guys that is a lot of their production. We’re just saying that the perception is shifting.
At the top are a few guys who excel on both offense and defense and then it gets interesting at the bottom. So let’s get to it.