Rod Barajas
ESPN Fantasy Rank: #26
Yahoo Rank: #30
CBS Sports Rank: #26
ESPN Projected Stats: (AVG/OBP/SLG) .237/.284/.424
What's good:
Barajas shows a little bit of pop with having 15+ HR in each of the last three seasons. He is very consistent against both RHP and LHP with a career .239/.282/.412 vs righties and.233/.289/.421 vs lefties. He will put the ball in play a good portion of the time averaging only 67 strikeouts per season over the last 3 seasons.
What sucks:
Don't expect Barajas to walk very often. He has averaged only 18 walks per season over the last 3 seasons. His batting average has never been great as he has not hit above .250 in any of the last 5 seasons. He only has two career stolen bases but I'm sure you could have figured that on your own.
Michael McKenry
ESPN Fantasy Rank: #58
Yahoo Rank: NR
CBS Sports Rank: NR
ESPN Projected Stats: .224/.283/.336
What's good:
"The Fort" McKenry was known mostly for his defensive prowess last season and was a human riot shield at blocking pitches. At the same time he handled a pitching staff who had seen 6 other catchers last season better than anybody would have expected. He showed offensive promise by hitting .289 last July before his average tanked in August and September.
What sucks:
McKenry won't get the routine playing time he saw the second half of last season as long as Barajas is healthy. His final line for last season of .222/.276/.322 is much more indicative of what should be expected from him offensively in 2012.
Rankings of other notable catchers
Ramon Hernandez
ESPN Rank #22 Yahoo Rank #16 CBS Rank #32
Ryan Doumit
ESPN Rank #23 Yahoo Rank #22 CBS Rank #21
Jason Kendall
ESPN Rank #41
Chris Snyder
ESPN Rank #46 CBS Rank #37
Ronny Paulino
ESPN Rank #50
Some guy named Jake Fox who is a non-roster invitee for the Pirates spring training
ESPN Rank: #57
Jason Jaramillo
ESPN Rank: #88
No word on where Keith Osik is ranked.
Picture to sum up Pirates catchers from a fantasy perspective:
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