Shawn Childs on Substack C – Joey Bart, PIT (ADP – 270.1) In his experience with San Francisco, Bart was overmatched at the plate (.219 with 59 runs, 11 home runs, and 38 RBIs over 457 at-bats). His approach (strikeout rate ...

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22 - Joey Bart, PIT

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Shawn Childs on Substack C – Alejandro Kirk, TOR (ADP – 270) Kirk hit his way into the Blue Jays lineup in 2022 while continuing to have a plus approach (strikeout rate – 10.7 and walk rate – 11.7). He hit well with runners ...

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21 - Alejandro Kirk, TOR

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Shawn Childs on Substack C – Bo Naylor, CLE (ADP – 294.8) After posting a short batting average (.189) at AA in 2021, Naylor showed an improved approach at AA to 2022, leading to him hitting .271 with 29 runs, six home runs,...

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20 - Bo Naylor, CLE

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Shawn Childs on Substack C – Ryan Jeffers, MIN (ADP – 242.9) Over his first three years with the Twins, Jeffers struggled to make contact (strikeout rate – 32.0 – 26.3 in 2022), leading to weakness in his batting average (.2...

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19 - Ryan Jeffers, MIN

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Shawn Childs on Substack C – Conner Wong, BOS (ADP – 242) Wong played well over five seasons in the minors (.276 with 208 runs, 71 home runs, 230 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases over 1,426 at-bats). Boston gave him experience at A...

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18 - Connor Wong, BOS

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Shawn Childs on Substack C – Ivan Herrera (ADP – 235.5) Over seven seasons in the minors, Herrera hit .280 with 267 runs, 49 home runs, 272 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases over 1,577 at-bats. He has 622 at-bats of experience at AA...

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17 - Ivan Herrera, STL

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Shawn Childs on Substack C – Sean Murphy, ATL (ADP – 216.2) Murphy’s bat made a dynamic splash over the first 232 at-bats (.306/42/17/55) with the Braves in 2023. He missed some time in June with a hamstring issue that didn’...

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16 - Sean Murphy, ATL

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Keibert Ruiz, WAS (ADP – 199.9) In 2023, Ruiz finished fourth in at-bats (523), 10th in runs (55), 14th in home runs (18), and ninth in RBIs (67) for catchers. He hit for a higher average (.289) vs...

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15 - Keibert Ruiz, WAS

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Austin Wells, NYY (ADP – 198.3) The Yankees drafted Wells 28th overall in the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft. Over three seasons in the minors, he hit .260 with 188 runs, 53 home runs, 213 RBIs, and 3...

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14 - Austin Wells, NYY

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Gabriel Moreno, ARZ (ADP – 195.3) The Diamondbacks didn’t commit to Moreno in 2023, as he never had more than 75 at-bats in a month. His season started well in April (.301/5/1/14 over 73 at-bats). ...

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13 - Gabriel Moreno, ARI

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Francisco Alvarez, NYM (ADP – 148.1) Over five seasons in the minors, Alvarez hit .271 over 930 at-bats with 179 runs, 61 home runs, 181 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases. In 2022, he beat up AA pitching (...

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12 - Francisco Alvarez, NYM

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Tyler Stephenson, CIN (ADP – 144.9) With so many catchers in 2023 playing well, Stephenson was a player who underperformed his draft value despite setting career highs in at-bats (465), runs (59), ...

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11 - Tyler Stephenson, CIN

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Shawn Childs on Substack C J.T. Realmuto, PHI (ADP – 135.6) In 2023, Realmuto had a regression in his stats across the board, highlighted by the highest strikeout rate (25.6) in his career and a six-year low in his walk rate...

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10 - J.T. Realmuto, PHI

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Logan O’Hoppe, LAA (ADP – 124.9) Over his five seasons in the minors, O’Hoppe hit .279 with 169 runs, 50 home runs, 187 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases over 1,048 at-bats. His walk rate (10.6) graded wel...

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9 - Logan O'Hoppe, LAA

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Shea Langeliers, OAK (ADP – 121.5) Oakland gave Langeliers the bulk of their catching starts in 2023. He filled his power bucket (22 home runs) with C2 stats in the counting categories. Langeliers ...

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8 - Shea Langeliers, OAK

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Will Smith, LAD (ADP – 95.7) In 2023, Smith landed on the injured list for two weeks with a concussion in April. Los Angeles gave him eight days off over their final 21 games in September to get hi...

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7 - Will Smith, LAD

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Willson Contreras, STL (ADP – 81.0) After researching the first five catcher ranked by NFBC ADP, Contreras is the clear drop off in playing time based on previous years. He has never had more than ...

2025 Top 10 Catchers By NFBC ADP

6 - Willson Contreras, STL

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Cal Raleigh, SEA (ADP – 81.0) In 2023, Raleigh saw his playing time rise by about 33%, leading to top-tier catching value in runs (78), home runs (30), and RBIs (75). His walk rate (9.5) trickled h...

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5 - Cal Raleigh, SEA

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Salvador Perez, KC (ADP – 71.9) Perez's best asset at this point in his career is his ability to drive in runs. Last season, his RBI rate (20 – 19.0% from 2020 to 2024) was helped by an improving R...

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4 - Salvador Perez, KC

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Shawn Childs on Substack C Adley Rutschman, BAL (ADP – 66.9) The expected edge by drafting Rutschman didn’t reach the heights expected in 2023 despite leading all catchers in plate appearances (687) and at-bats (588). Rutsch...

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3 - Adley Rutschman, BAL

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