A Catcher is not an Infielder?

[SlightlyStoopid]

With the announced call up of Weiters(who's been riding a bench spot) I was pondering my roster spots and how to effectively use them. Playing in a Yahoo league, I noticed that you can not slot a catcher into the IF spot. Barajas is going to be much more effective for me then Getz (it's a deep league).

If a catcher is not considered an infielder what is he? Is it like this at other sites or just Yahoo?

[Ender]

The Battery - Pitcher(1)+Catcher(2)
The Infield - 1B(3), 2B(4), 3B(5), SS(6)
The Outfield - LF(7), CF(8), RF(9)

[SlightlyStoopid]

I realize the pitcher and catcher are part of the battery, but during an infield fly they are considered infielders so I guess it just surprised me that a catcher can not be slotted into the IF spot. Another one of baseball's weird rules I guess and just adds to why I love the game.

[TheGecko]

Same in ESPN, can't put a catcher at an infield slot.

Hurt me big time as I wanted to have both Bengie and Mauer in at the same time. Couldn't do that, so I traded one of them when Mauer came off the DL. Could you guess which one I traded?

[Ender]

but during an infield fly they are considered infielders

If an OF catches the ball on an infield it still invokes the infield fly rule as well, the position doesn't have anything to do with it.

[Padres Fan]

Same in ESPN, can't put a catcher at an infield slot.

Hurt me big time as I wanted to have both Bengie and Mauer in at the same time. Couldn't do that, so I traded one of them when Mauer came off the DL. Could you guess which one I traded?

I am guessing Mauer, lol. In my ESPN Auction keeper leagues I bought 4 catchers and drafted one in the minor league portion, we start 2 catchers. I got Mauer for $14, Kurt Suzuki for $2 Dioner Navarro for $5 and Matt Weiters for $12 and drafted JP Arencibia in the minors. I tried to trade Mauer at the beginning of the season with no takers and ended up trading Matt Weiters for Adam Jones and Matt Cain (this was a week before opening day) and ended up releasing Navarro when Mauer came off the DL, but was still hot in not being able to trade Mauer, but now I am glad I didnt, and he will be kept next year at $19