Pitchers and Catchers report…

Let’s look at some catchers.

Rodriguez,I. Still has fantasy value, although his SLG % is on a very steady decline.
Posada,J. Coming off shoulder surgery.
Molina,B. Inflated RBI% of 17.3 makes him a risk to repeat.
Pierzynski,A. over rated almost every year according to ADP.
Hernandez,R. Showed signs of life with 8/36/.277 2nd Half.
Martinez,V. Bounceback season projected.
Bard,J. Playing time could be an issue with Varitek back on board.
Mauer,J. Solid gap hitter, not a HR guy, but BA and Runs scored are a big bonus at the C slot
Navarro,D. Low K% (.12) give him a solid EYE
Snyder,C. K% rose above 30% when pressed for RBI production. Broke a testicle last year (what? ouch!)
Shoppach,K. Huge 2nd Half of ‘08 16 HRs. But….
Doumit,R. Pure hitter, slugged at over 500 in 400+ ABs last year.
McCann,B. Slugged at over 500 in both 1st and second half.
Martin,R. 20% 2nd half decline took toll on overall numbers
Soto,G. Slugged over .500 throughout the season. Lot of upside, watch for too many K’s.
Napoli,M. Napoli should see 400 ABs in a lineup looking to make up for O production.
Iannetta,C. Strong 2nd Half. Breakout coming.
Saltalamacchia,J. Once a top hitting prospect,
Suzuki,K. Sees a lot of playing time, and the offense has improved around him.
Towles,J. needs new approach in the big show
Baker,J. Posted an inflated .299 BA in the 2nd H of ‘08. Singles % was overstated by about 20-25 points.
Wieters,M. The total offensive package.