Even moving past Cal Raleigh‘s awe-inspiring, record-breaking, MVP-quality campaign, 2025 was a great year for the catchers on the whole. In fact, the catcher spot was responsible for more homers (606) and RBI (2,

An unprecedented influx of talent has made this historically weak position strong

Once a wasteland position, catchers have found a sudden resurgence in the past couple of seasons as we have some good young talent infused into the league. Even some of the elder statesmen at the position are still going strong, and now, if you have a one ...

For the first time in potentially the history of fantasy baseball, the catcher position is one of the deepest in the sport. Entering 2026, managers have more "No. 1 catcher" opinions than ever before,

Below are the catcher tiers for 2026, depicting a historically weak position that's suddenly been made strong. It's so deep, in fact, that in 12-team leagues that require only one catcher, the draft will end with nearly half a dozen Fallback Options still on the board, to say nothing for the handful of Last Resorts to follow. How can you go wrong?