Sport: MLB<\/p>\n
While the catcher position isn\u2019t the black hole it once was, things still get pretty dicey in two-catcher leagues of any depth. Our 2026 catcher rankings reflect that lack of depth and also some uncertainty at the top.<\/p>\n
According to the Fangraphs Auction Calculator, the top two producing catchers in the 2025 season were Cal Raleigh (duh!) and Hunter Goodman. As much as I love the Big Dumper, it\u2019s pretty hard to predict a repeat of last year\u2019s magical season. And Goodman\u2019s peripheral numbers don\u2019t support his 2025 production either. In fact, as you go through the rankings, it seems like there are questions about every catcher on the list.<\/p>\n
What?! Your fantasy baseball league wasn\u2019t hosted on Fantrax last season? Preposterous! Check out what the Fantrax MLB Commissioner<\/a> has to offer and we think you\u2019ll be singing a different tune for the 2026 MLB season.<\/p>\n So is it worth the investment to prioritize a top catcher? That\u2019s a question we\u2019ll be dealing with all spring in our 2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit. For now, let\u2019s kick off our 2026 rankings with a look at the top 30+ catchers for 2026.<\/p>\n Meet the Rankers<\/p>\n To make our rankings table more web-friendly, we\u2019ve used initials for each analyst\u2019s rankings. Here are the analysts who contributed to our 2026 catcher rankings:<\/p>\n DA = Doug Anderson \u2013 Doug Anderson is the managing editor for FantraxHQ. He has been playing fantasy baseball for over 30 years and is a member of both LABR and Tout Wars, the two most prominent expert leagues in existence. Doug\u2019s work has been seen on Yahoo.com, SI.com, and in the pages of various print magazines, including his beloved Baseball Weekly (sigh). Doug lives in the Tampa Bay region and is a regular in the press box at Tropicana Field<\/p>\n TT = Taylor Tarter \u2013 Taylor Tarter is a fantasy baseball analyst for FantraxHQ. He has been playing fantasy baseball for nearly 20 years and has competed in both TGFBI and the EARTH leagues. In 2024, Taylor was a finalist for the FSWA research article of the year award. Taylor is a DC area native and a die-hard Nats fan, now rooting for them from Annapolis, Maryland.<\/p>\n RK = Ray Kuhn \u2013 Ray Kuhn has been playing fantasy baseball for over 20 years and covering it for over 15 years. Ray\u2019s work has also been seen on SI.com, Fantasy Alarm, and MSN. Ray lives in Long Island and is continually stressed by NY sports teams.<\/p>\n DF = Dave Funnell \u2013 Dave Funnell is the workhorse of the FantraxHQ staff, with his MLB Injury Report a daily must if you want to keep your fantasy baseball rosters in tip-top shape.<\/p>\n BJ = Bryan Jaeger \u2013 Bryan Jaeger is a contributing writer for FantraxHQ, FanSided, and DiamondCentric. He has played fantasy baseball for over 20 years in both redraft and dynasty leagues. He lives in Northwest Louisiana, but frequents many Texas Rangers games.<\/p>\n 2026 Consensus Catcher Rankings<\/p>\n Consider these rankings a first draft. There\u2019s plenty of volatility at the catcher position, and things are going to undoubtedly change as we get closer to Opening Day.<\/p>\n \tRnkPlayerTeamDATTRKDFBJ<\/p>\n \t1Cal RaleighSEA11111<\/p>\n \t2William ContrerasMIL22222<\/p>\n \t3Shea LangeliersATH34433<\/p>\n \t4Ben RiceNYY49347<\/p>\n \t5Salvador PerezKC53965<\/p>\n \t6Hunter GoodmanCOL85574<\/p>\n \t7Will SmithLAD66859<\/p>\n \t8Agustin RamirezMIA118688<\/p>\n \t9Drake BaldwinATL912796<\/p>\n \t10Yainer DiazHOU107101012<\/p>\n \t11Adley RutschmanBAL711111110<\/p>\n \t12Alejandro KirkTOR1210121211<\/p>\n \t13Kyle TeelCWS1316161315<\/p>\n \t14Gabriel MorenoARI1418131613<\/p>\n \t14Francisco AlvarezNYM1913141414<\/p>\n \t16J.T. RealmutoFA1617201718<\/p>\n \t17Samuel BasalloBAL1524151520<\/p>\n \t18Austin WellsNYY2015212017<\/p>\n \t19Logan O’HoppeLAA1723171921<\/p>\n \t20Ryan JeffersMIN2214222219<\/p>\n \t21Dillon DinglerDET2320192316<\/p>\n \t22Carter JensenKC1826181826<\/p>\n \t23Tyler StephensonCIN2125232122<\/p>\n \t24Edgar QueroCWS2719242423<\/p>\n \t25Bo NaylorCLE2628262527<\/p>\n \t26Freddy FerminSD2921292828<\/p>\n \t27Keibert RuizWSH2529252730<\/p>\n \t28Carlos NarvaezBOSNR27272624<\/p>\n \t29Carson KellyCHC282230NR25<\/p>\n \t30Sean MurphyATL24NRNR29NR<\/p>\n \t31Danny JansenTEXNRNR28NR29<\/p>\n \t32Joey BartPITNR3030NRNR<\/p>\n \t33Jonah HeimFANRNRNR30NR<\/p>\n \t33Dalton RushingLAD30NRNRNRNR<\/p>\n Fantrax is one of the fastest-growing fantasy sites in the fantasy sports industry, and we\u2019re not stopping anytime soon. We are the most customizable, easy-to-use, and feature-rich platform in the industry, offering the greatest fantasy experience for your dynasty, keeper, redraft, and best ball leagues. Fantasy sports doesn\u2019t sleep, and neither does Fantrax, with seasons running 365 days a year. Take your fantasy leagues to the next level now at Fantrax.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sport: MLB While the catcher position isn\u2019t the black hole it once was, things still get pretty dicey…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[189006,189007,363,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-389053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-2026-fantasy-baseball-draft-kit","9":"tag-2026-mlb-consensus-rankings","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}