We are launching the Shuffle Up series – My version of the rankings at several levels – for the new season of Fantastic Baseball Draft. The dollars values that you will see below are of a non-scientific nature but reflect the way I see the clusters of talent at Catcher. Use these levels as you wish.
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Receiver overview
If you play a sensor in a format this year, It’s probably a stress -free position and low stress. If your league requires more of a safety net, this is when things become a little complicated.
This is a fantastic position where defensive skills are essential to monitor, as it will add or harm the playing time here more than any other place.
Sort the options and you configure with a 2025 plan.
Tier 1: big tickets
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$ 26 William Contreras
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$ 23 Adley Rutschman
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$ 21 Salvador Pérez
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$ 20 Yainer Diaz
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$ 20 Cal Raleigh
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$ 19 Will Smith
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$ 18 Willson Contreras
Contreras is a perfect response to Catcher, a high volume player who can legitimately contribute in the five categories, according to the reality of these nine stolen bases a year ago. He also enters his first (27 -year season) and works in a park adapted to the circuits. The Brewers are happy with DH Contreras when he needs a break in the rigors of La Défense, so he will probably be around 600 bats again.
Rutschman has experienced a surprising crisis in the past two months and his oblique bar has notably dropped from his first two seasons. It is probably a Blip and the new dimensions in Baltimore should help Rutschman when he hits right -handers. Last year, the drop of .272 Babip probably explains part of the disappointing season of Rutschman. I am always happy to bet on the pedigree here and the depth of the programming.
What Pérez did during his 34 -year -old season was too good to be true – he made his walks, cut off his withdrawals in the stick and managed 158 games, although many of them were DH assignments after that Vinnie Pasquantino was injured. The age removes a few dollars from the target salary of Pérez, but for the most part, it was remarkably lasting throughout his career and the range of Kansas City took a step forward. His marked chronicle is not as robust as you could expect, but Pérez should return another positive season to three categories.
Raleigh is an excellent source of energy and an exceptional defensive receiver, so its volume is safe and its fantastic floor is robust. The six surprising interceptions could come or come – he has not shown no interest in this area before 2024. Seattle is a ugly place to strike, so it is not surprising that Raleigh hit his operations of 158 points on the road. You will need to manage the stick average of your team if Raleigh is one of your first choices.
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Tier 2: reasonable secondary options
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$ 14 JT Realmuto
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$ 13 Logan O’Hoppe
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$ 12 Shea Langeliers
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$ 12 Tyler Stephenson
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$ 11 Sean Murphy
If you believe the players of the contractual year, you could focus on Realmuto, who has to show something in his 34 -year season. His OPS + was barely higher than the average of the league during the last two seasons and its percentage of slugging has reached a new eight -year hollow. We must also ask ourselves if his flights have disappeared for good – after three consecutive years of aggressive race, Realmuto was only 2 for 4 on last year’s bases, through the 99 games he played. I will probably let the market behavior decide the case of Realmuto – I could need a discount in a turn before having the cheek to select it.
Stephenson has an excellent mastery of the striking area, the problem is that his hit profile profile is closer to the average. But he just got out of 19 career homes, Cincinnati is an excellent place for hitting and a year of career is possible in a 28 -year season. The Reds have also built a deep programming, which has the potential to be an offense among the first 10.
Tier 3: Talk to them, talk to them
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$ 10 Francisco Alvarez
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$ 9 Austin Wells
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$ 8 Connor Wong
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$ 8 Joey Bart
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$ 8 Gabriel Moreno
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$ 7 Ryan Jeffers
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$ 7 Keibert Ruiz
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$ 6 Iván Herrera
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$ 5 BO Naylor
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$ 5 Patrick Bailey
Alvarez entered the majors with an offensive reputation in sterling pounds and many concerns about his defense. Surprise – His defense was in fact passable, but his attack was not a treat. Although he has made a modest improvement in his plaque discipline last year, his battered ball statistics were mediocre and his percentage of slugging fell to 0.403. It is still only a 23 -year -old season on the way, so history is far from being written. But he is not someone I can approach proactively.
Bart de Bart season had only 80 games, but a Slash .265 / .337 / .462 draws our attention to a defense position. This may be the case with a post-hype sleeper who finally assembled things, because Bart was a nominal perspective for four years before finally doing it for good in the majors. The hackers have a good depth behind Bart if he loses his way, but I believe in the striker that I saw in the second half of 2024.
Moreno’s approach is different from most of its peers – while others often hit the seats and hit an average average, Moreno holds an average of 0.280 but has shown little power. His defense more will maintain the field and the OBP .353 from last year gives him a theoretical case to increase in alignment. I am curious to know if something could break out in his 25 -year season.
Bailey obtained his work with excellent defense, but after a strong first half, he had a collapse of .170 / .217 / .216 after the break. The San Francisco park has a way to transform the flies of flies struck in routine (although Bailey has a much higher average at home last year). Bailey could sneak in the relevance of C2 during his first full season, but he cannot be considered a safe thing to occupy the post.
Level 4: Bac of good deals
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$ 4 Hunter Goodman
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$ 4 Alejandro Kirk
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$ 3 Jonah heim
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$ 2 David Fry
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$ 2 Travis d’Arnaud
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$ 1 Freddy Fermin
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$ 1 Elías Díaz
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$ 1 Kyle Higashioka
