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February 5, 2026, 6:33 pmLast Updated on February 10, 2026 8:56 pm by André Lemos | Published: February 5, 2026
The big thing behind these rankings is going to be finding dudes that will not only have the talent to produce for your fantasy teams, but also dudes that will have the playing time needed to provide value.
Some catchers will get at-bats outside of the catcher spot and that will help them accumulate more runs and RBI. So just because a player might have more talent, does not mean they should be ranked higher.
The draft strategy for the catcher position is heavily depending on your league settings.
If you are in a standard one-catcher setup, then it is a lot more feasible to wait to draft your catcher. Unless someone like Cal Raleigh, Ben Rice or Shea Langeliers falls far enough, they will likely be over drafted, especially considering the kind of value managers can find later in the draft.
However, in a two-catcher setup, or a 15-team league, managers will want to push catchers up their draft boards as the talent will dry up a bit quicker.
The first table is my top-five catchers that are free to all readers.
What will follow is the full top-20, available to our FantasyPass subscribers.
MY TOP FIVE – ON THE HOUSE
Rank Name Team Analysis 1 Cal Raleigh SEA He might be a fade in the overall ranks but he is the top catcher in fantsay, hands down. 2 Shea Langeliers ATH Should get enough PA at DH vs. lefties with Rooker taking over in OF for Butler to justify this ranking. 3 Ben Rice NYY Good power vs. LHP + comments from Boone gives confidence he will avoid the platoon 4 William Contreras MIL WIll get plenty of PA to accumulate R/RBI but power is a tad limited 5 Salvador Perez KCR Should get plenty of PA at C/1B/DH to accumulate plenty of RBI on a good team with his consistent power. Want to get access to the rest of these rankings and the full Williamson 300? You’ll need to have an MLB FantasyPass membership. Click here to learn more and sign up!
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