Tuesday's Catcher Value Rankings
Here are theScore's catcher value rankings for Tuesday, June 21 (all stats exclude Monday's games):
Value Rankings
C | 1B/DH | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP
Top Options
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson Ramos (WAS) | at LAD | 9 |
| Evan Gattis (HOU) | vs. LAA | 9 |
| Jonathan Lucroy (MIL) | at OAK | 8 |
| Yan Gomes (CLE) | vs. TB | 8 |
| Brian McCann (NYY) | vs. COL | 8 |
Ramos entered Monday with six hits in his past four games, including two multi-hit games. He scored three runs, drove in two and hit a homer within that span. He has more walks than strikeouts against left-handed pitchers and will face Dodgers LHP Scott Kazmir Tuesday.
Gattis will play host to Angels LHP Hector Santiago Tuesday. He's hitting .273 with six homers against southpaws in just 74 plate appearances. He had homered in back-to-back games.
Similarly, Gomes has done extremely well against lefties this year, and he'll face Rays rookie LHP Blake Snell. He's hitting .269 against southpaws with five doubles, one triple and one home run.
Mid-Tier Targets
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| J.T. Realmuto (MIA) | vs. ATL | 7 |
| Matt Wieters (BAL) | vs. SD | 7 |
| Stephen Vogt (OAK) | vs. MIL | 7 |
| Buster Posey (SF) | at PIT | 6 |
| Salvador Perez (KC) | at NYM | 6 |
| Russell Martin (TOR) | vs. ARI | 5 |
| Yadier Molina (STL) | at CHC | 5 |
| Nick Hundley (COL) | at NYY | 5 |
| Cameron Rupp (PHI) | at MIN | 5 |
| Robinson Chirinos (TEX) | vs. CIN | 5 |
| Kurt Suzuki (MIN) | vs. PHI | 5 |
Realmuto has strong reverse splits highly favoring right-handed pitching. His .347 batting average set up very well in a matchup with Braves RHP Bud Norris.
The switch-hitting Wieters has favored right-handed pitching this year, and five of his seven home runs have come at home.
Perez has a tough matchup against Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard, but he'll enter the contest with three consecutive multi-hit games, totaling seven hits.
Nothing to See Here
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Herrmann (ARI) | at TOR | 4 |
| Alex Avila (CWS) | at BOS | 4 |
| Chris Iannetta (SEA) | at DET | 3 |
| Carlos Perez (LAA) | at HOU | 3 |
| Tucker Barnhart (CIN) | at TEX | 2 |
| Miguel Montero (CHC) | vs. STL | 2 |
| Yasmani Grandal (LAD) | vs. WAS | 2 |
| Derek Norris (SD) | at BAL | 2 |
| Christian Vazquez (BOS) | vs. CWS | 1 |
| Hank Conger (TB) | at CLE | 1 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia (DET) | vs. SEA | 1 |
| Erik Kratz (PIT) | vs. SF | 1 |
Herrmann is likely to receive Tuesday's start over C Welington Castillo, as the Diamondbacks visit the Blue Jays and RHP Marco Estrada. He's hitting .283 for the year but has just one extra-base hit in his past 11 at-bats.