Rank |
First Name |
Last Name |
Team |
| 1 | Buster | Posey | SF |
| 2 | Devin | Mesoraco | Cin |
| 3 | Jonathan | Lucroy | Mil |
| 4 | Carlos | Santana | Cle |
| 5 | Yan | Gomes | Cle |
| 6 | Evan | Gattis | Hou |
| 7 | Salvador | Perez | KC |
| 8 | Matt | Wieters | Bal |
| 9 | Travis | d’Arnaud | NYM |
| 10 | Wilson | Ramos | Was |
| 11 | Yadier | Molina | StL |
| 12 | Russell | Martin | Tor |
| 13 | Brian | McCann | NYY |
| 14 | John | Jaso | TB |
| 15 | Miguel | Montero | ChC |
| 16 | Jason | Castro | Hou |
| 17 | Yasmani | Grandal | LAD |
| 18 | Wilin | Rosario | Col |
| 19 | Derek | Norris | SD |
| 20 | Stephen | Vogt | Oak |
| 21 | Mike | Zunino | Sea |
| 22 | Carlos | Ruiz | Phi |
| 23 | Alex | Avila | Det |
| 24 | Chris | Iannetta | LAA |
| 25 | Jarrod | Saltalamacchia | Mia |
Notable Higher Ranked Player
Travis d’Arnaud: My Rank- 9 ECR- 14
Travis d’Arnaud was a very highly ranked prospect, and the light seemed to go on for him after he was recalled from a Triple-A demotion. He spent most of June in the minors, so we’ll use his second half splits as a simple split for looking at his production. He received 211 plate appearances in the second half and swatted 7 homers with a .265 batting average while cutting his strikeout rate from 18.1% in the first half to 12.3% down the stretch. I’m expecting him to hit around 20 homers and up his batting average into the .270-.275 range.
Notable Lower Ranked Player
Brian McCann: My Rank- 13 ECR- 9
A four player disparity isn’t huge. Having said that, I do like Brian McCann less than the other expert rankers. The shift killed him last year and will continue to hamper him if he’s unable to adjust. I do expect him to play better this year than he did last, but that only amounts to a .250 average with similar power and run production numbers.
