UPDATE: Yankees' Gary Sanchez shoots to the top of 2017 fantasy baseball catcher rankings
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Note: We used the NFBC Average Draft Positions for reference.
2017 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Halpin: Top 250 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP | Position Eligibility
Fowler: Top 250 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP
2017 Top Fantasy Catchers
Gary Sanchez is carrying an early fifth round ADP in mid-March … that seems fair to me … by missing most of 2016, Kyle Schwarber lost his catcher eligibility … fellow Cubs’ prospect Wilson Contreras now owns C/OF eligibility in the Windy City … after a year hiatus at the position, fantasy owners can start up Evan Gattis behind the plate … he’s hit 20+ homers in four straight seasons as you pray for .250 batting average and .300+ OBP … I’m buying shares of J.T. Realmuto in 2017 as the converted first basemen may earn position eligibility at his old position, too … Realmuto stole 12 bases last year … Yadier Molina hit .365 with a .398 OBP in the second half of 2016
| Player (Team - Position Eligibility) |
| 1. Gary Sánchez (NYY - C) |
| 2. Jonathan Lucroy (Tex - C) |
| 3. Buster Posey (SF - C) |
| 4. Willson Contreras (ChC - C, OF) |
| 5. Evan Gattis (Hou - C) |
| 6. J.T. Realmuto (Mia - C) |
| 7. Salvador Pérez (KC - C) |
| 8. Brian McCann (Hou - C) |
| 9. Yasmani Grandal (LAD - C) |
| 10. Welington Castillo (Bal - C) |
| 11. Russell Martin (Tor - C) |
| 12. Yadier Molina (StL - C) |
| 13. Matt Wieters (Was - C) |
| 14. Wilson Ramos (TB - C) |
| 15. Stephen Vogt (Oak - C) |
| 16. Tom Murphy (Col - C) |
| 17. Caleb Joseph (Bal - C) |
| 18. Travis d'Arnaud (NYM - C) |
| 19. James McCann (Det - C) |
| 20. Kurt Suzuki (Atl - C) |
| 21. Derek Norris (FA - C) |
| 22. Francisco Cervelli (Pit - C) |
| 23. Devin Mesoraco (Cin - C) |
| 24. Nick Hundley (SF - C) |
| 25. Yan Gomes (Cle - C) |
2017 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Halpin: Top 250 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP | Position Eligibility
Fowler: Top 250 | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP
