Catchers never get the credit they deserve for having to do the most challenging work of anyone in camp. JimBowdenGM decided to shine a spotlight on the top 45, starting with Phillies star J.T. Realmuto at No. 1. Where does your team's catcher rank?
This week pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training and starting their workouts, and as usual, they’re arriving to camp about a week before position players . Everyone knows this happens because pitchers need the extra time to get their arms ready for the regular season, but what often gets lost is that catchers also need those additional days of preparation.Catchers have the hardest job in spring training, and it’s not even close.
They never seem to get the credit they deserve for having to do the most challenging work — mentally and physically — of anyone in camp. Therefore, I thought it was an appropriate time to recognize the starting catchers from all 30 teams, along with some of the backup catchers who could be starting but are blocked on the depth chart, and rank them as spring training gets underway.
Here is my breakdown of the top 45 catchers in the majors. We can debate the order, of course. But try to remember, everyone on this list is a special talent. All statistics are from 2022 unless otherwise noted. WAR stats are according to Baseball Reference. Pitch framing metrics are according to FanGraphs.
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