2011 Catcher Rankings

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RankPlayerBryanGeorgeChrisProfessor's Notes
1Joe Mauer11188 R were 24 more than next closest C
2Victor Martinez222Batted over .300 in 5 of last 6 seasons
3Buster Posey353T-5th in HR among C last season (18) in just 108 games
4Brian McCann444K rate rose for 3rd straight season (20.5%)
5Carlos Santana535Below-average .277 BABIP despite great LD rate (21.1%)
6Geovany Soto666Highest LD rate (24.4%) among all C with at least 300 PA
7Mike Napoli977.238 AVG in 2010 was unlucky; think .250s
8Matt Wieters7983.07 K:BB ratio in 2009; 2.00 K:BB ratio in 2010 (that's a good sign)
9Miguel Montero1089Improved plate discipline in 2009 regressed in 2010
10Jorge Posada810102010 ISO (.206) better than V-Mart, Posey, McCann and Mauer
11Kurt Suzuki121111Serious 2nd half slide in last two seasons
12Russell Martin111512Yankees lineup > Dodgers lineup
13J.P. Arencibia131413Kid's got some pop; hit 53 HR in 220 games at AAA over last 2 seasons
14Carlos Ruiz151217Good ballpark, good lineup, good plate discipline, good hitter
15John Buck141815.281 AVG is too high, but 20 HR power is legit
16John Jaso221314Batted leadoff half the time in 2010; great BB rate (14.6%)
17Ryan Doumit172016.318 season in 2008 now seems like a distant memory
18Miguel Olivo161919Extremely consistent HR/FB rates; ~15 HR is money in the bank
19A.J. Pierzynski191720ISO dropped each of last 5 seasons; Tyler Flowers is on his way
20Chris Iannetta24161815-HR power, but career .234 hitter
21Yadier Molina212121Exactly 6 HR in 4 of last 5 seasons; should rebound to hit at least .280
22Nick Hundley202523K rate (career 26.7%) will keep his average under .250
23Jarrod Saltalamacchia18-24Great lineup is his saving grace, but will platoon with V-Tek
24Rod Barajas-2225Batted .297 with 5 HR and 13 RBI in 25 G with Dodgers last season
25Chris Snyder23-27No longer has to split with Montero; sadly, now he has Doumit
26Jason Castro-2428Defensive will keep him in the lineup because his bat certainly won't
27Yorvit Torrealba3023-Latest victim of likely catching logjam in Arlington
28Jesus Montero25-30Prodigious power potential but nowhere to put him
29Francisco Cervelli2927-It's Cervelli's job to lose; Posada is the DH, but Montero is in the wings
30Ivan Rodriguez-2829Only upside is he gets at least 400 AB
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