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The last two weeks I have run down the Top 50 Dynasty Relivers and Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2027 Fantasy Baseball. This week we start our trip around the infield and our first position is catcher.

Let’s be honest, this is not an overly deep position. Once you get out of the top 10, things start to drop quickly. Once you are outside the top 20, it is almost time to blindly throw darts at the pictures of catchers on the wall and selecting the player the dart landed on. Part of this is just the lack of great hitting catchers. It has always been a demanding position, so the top catchers are highly coveted and then it is just mix and match from there.

But another reason for the drop in quality as we move down the rankings is due to the fact that many team basically play two catchers, meaning you don’t get one guy that you can plug in every day and be happy. You may have a decent catcher, but he’s out there only 100 games, meaning you have to find a second catcher or have no one starting at catcher the day yours is on the bench.

So the strategy is simple when it comes to the catcher position – get the top catcher who plays nearly every day! Simple, right? I know, everyone in your league is trying to do that. But if you do have an everyday catcher who helps you in at least two categories, you are ahead of most others else in your league.

Now, let’s get on with the rankings.

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White Sox OF Braden Montgomery (23) hit a three-run home run in his big league debut on Tuesday, a continuation of a long-burning breakout that tracks all the way back to spring training. In 56 games split almost evenly between Double-A and Triple-A, Montgomery slashed .314/.422/.548 with ten home runs, five stolen bases and a 24.8 percent strikeout rate. The switch-hitter played right field in his debut but could mix in at center if Tristan Peters goes cold. If you’ve been saving free agent money for a prospect to pick up, this week might be pretty close to the last call for buying rookie impact. I

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I was expecting regression from Munetaka Murakami. There’s just no way he could keep up with what he was doing. You don’t strikeout that much and not slump tremendously. Regression I was prepared for. Regression I could handle. Not an injury! Not like this! Nooooooo!!! I screamed into the abyss and waited and waited. Finally, […]

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This one goes out to all five of our lady readers. Whether you’re mothers or not, you’re beautiful and I love you. Happy Mother’s Day, and a special shoutout to Christian Yelich’s mother. Said like Tupac, “You are appreciated.” Now, let’s get down to business. Diamondbacks called up Plaster Shizz on Friday and because Saturday […]

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In our 138th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest bout of injuries and callups impacting our fantasy teams before discussing cards to place in the pod PC for the April 2026 Players of the Month Award Winners. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in […]

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After we went over the top 10 for 2026 fantasy baseball and the top 20 for 2026 fantasy baseball in our (my) 2026 fantasy baseball rankings, it’s time for the meat and potatoes rankings. Something to stew about! Hop in the pressure cooker, crank it up to “Intense” and let’s rock with the top 20 catchers for 2026 fantasy baseball. […]

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1. 1B Bryce Eldridge | 21 | MLB | 2025

Here’s something Grey said the other day in his 2026 Fantasy Outlook for Bryce Eldridge: 

“I’m going to go out on a sturdy limb — like this dude’s arms — and say he’s out-homering Pete Alonso by 2028. His average exit velocity in Triple-A as a 20-year-old was 95.7 MPH. At 20! Sorry to keep repeating his age, but if a 25-year-old is doing this, it’s whatever. A 20-year-old? It’s ludicrous. He was basically the top average exit velocity guy as a 20-year-old. “As a 20-year-old” repeat seventy-five times. Eldridge is unreal. 90th% EV? 108.6 MPH! Max EV? 114.6! Barrel%? 16.3! Hard Hit%? 64.5! If these numbers mean nothing to you, take my word for it. They’re nuts. Kyle Schwarber led the majors in Hard Hit%, it was 59.6! Ohtani was 58.4%. Look again at Bryce Eldridge’s — 64.5%!”

These numbers look ludicrous no matter how you slice them, but when you throw in the fact that Eldridge was a two-way prospect out of high school and that he’s 6’7” 240 pounds and still getting accustomed to his meta-human frame, the mind boggles at the possibilities. I wish he were in just about any other ballpark, but the Giants have a good lineup that should provide protection and opportunities for the young slugger who just turned 21 on October 20th. 

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