Ranking Best Catchers From Every MLB Team

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

Who is the best catcher in MLB?

[@I.P.Freely-kx5rp]

Jt

[@36into6]

Yainer Diaz

[@michaelrotter1134]

Patrick Bailey

[@adriangonzalez3yearsago927]

*insert whichever team's catcher I cheer for*

[@Iceman9944]

Tie between Addley Rutschman and JT Realmuto U agree mark? @GiraffeNeckMarc

[@vinnymaye419]

“And that’s why Tomas Nido is the best catcher in the MLB”

[@TheLegoBattlebotsLab]

He’s not even on the Mets anymore 😂

[@vinnymaye419]

@@TheLegoBattlebotsLab shhhh just let me get my joke off 😂

[@ParkTheMark13]

It’s okay he’s still the best

[@inGbs]

Francisco Alvarez

[@waddle4647]

He’s still on the Mets?

[@geoffodensos7187]

Adley is a generational talent. Totally helped turn the Orioles around. He didn’t win the HR derby but that was an epic performance

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

As an Orioles fan, you gotta kinda hope he doesn't stay behind the plate his whole career, it takes a toll. He's a great athlete, he could probably transition to OF or maybe even corner infield.

[@geoffodensos7187]

@@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in RF here and there. Definitely will get reps at DH

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

@@geoffodensos7187 yea it's like Craig Biggio, there was nothing wrong with his defense as a catcher, they just wanted to save his knees and give him a better chance at a long career.

[@geoffodensos7187]

@@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231 wait til Holliday gets here. Adley/Gunnar/Jackson what a time to be an Orioles fan

[@Toews1247]

That was a 2019 Vladdy performance did unreal but didnt win

[@andrewbashor7393]

Yan Gomes was massively valuable in making the pitching staff better than when they had Contreras. I absolutely prefer how the entire rotation did better with him behind the dish. Put him higher!!

[@JoahnSkmd-fb3iq]

i agree!!

[@justinsalomon3760]

I’m just saying, yan Gomes really isn’t the reason why the pitching staff is better, Contreras wasn’t a good defensive catcher, the the staff is better in general. I am a cubs fan tho, and think Gomes should be higher TL;DR Gomes should be higher, but having a better pitching staff isn’t a good reason for the imo

[@SirGreyy]

Yan Gomes batted like .480 in high leverage situations. Throw some respect on old man Gomes, dude is clutch

[@user-zf7uk2op7e]

Moreno at 12 is an absolute crime

[@jamiegottschalk7024]

As a Phillies fan I wholeheartedly agree. Dude fits so well in that Dbacks lineup and is a freak both behind the plate and in the box.

[@Dr_Sublime]

Moreno at 4.2 had the second best WAR in all of the MLB behind Adley at 4.3

[@thesaroscycle_archive]

Agreed 100%. Not that I’m biased or anything.

[@SWWonders]

Pretty ridiculous that Travis D’Arnaud didn’t make this list when Alejandro Kirk and Danny Jansen both made the list as Blue Jays

[@donaldeggleston6342]

My only guess for that is because Jansen and Kirk are about the same talent wise where Murphy is an obviously better player then Darnaud even though Darnaud is good

[@sonyamiller5504]

@@donaldeggleston6342 yeah but when D'arnaud is a top 10ish catcher in the league you would think he deserves to be recognized. but then again he is a brave and this is marc were talon about.

[@luiss.3866]

@@sonyamiller5504 best catcher for every team not 2nd best

[@robertbrown5319]

He did mention Travis D’Arnaud when discussing Sean Murphy.

[@duderbaker]

love seeing Campusano get some love. he hasn’t played much because of injury but when he’s healthy he’s been fantastic

[@garrettclardy943]

That top 5 is really interchangeable and deep. I can’t be mad at it. Nicely done Mark. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@erikkyle92]

Will Smith’s numbers were down, specifically in the second half of the szn last year, was cuz he was playing with a broken rib, when he was healthy pre all star break, he was playing like the best catcher in baseball, but he seemed like he was laboring a bit cuz his bat was late most likely from the broken rib

[@yeshayahzaner6960]

Pre all star break, he was still second to Sean Murphy. Both fell off a bit second half

[@vinnyteodoroc]

Also had a concussion

[@eulalawrence841]

You're lying to yourself if you think Will Smith had a better first half of the season than Sean Murphy. Murphy was in legitimate MVP discussion before he, just like Will, got hurt and cooled down.

[@anobsessedrangersfan_21]

WE BACK!! And I’m back Biggest Rise: Ryan Jeffers 24 to 9 (15 spots) Biggest Drop: Tyler Stephenson 9 to 24 (15 spots)

[@bennett597]

Swapping lol

[@davidwindell]

Isn’t Bo Naylor debuting at 16 tied for the biggest rise?

[@jaimelannister1797]

Putting Alvarez over Moreno is such absurdly blatant Mets bias

[@Jake-qt5us]

As a Dbacks fan I agree the war difference 1.0 to 4.3 just Mets bias

[@KurtH7842]

I need an explanation for why Alvarez was above Moreno. They were both rookies and Moreno had a much better season.

[@loganosborne9907]

He's a Mets fan

[@Dr_Sublime]

Moreno 4.2 WAR, Alvarzez 1.0 - its intentional ignorance

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

I am a huge Mets fan as well but Alvarez wasn’t impressed with him he can hit HR that’s about it he’s avg defensively and he isn’t a good hitter just good at getting the ball out of the park sometimes

[@leviw1910]

I'm a Mariners fan and I actually agree with Marc on this one. bwar likes Moreno but fwar has Alvarez at 2.7 and Moreno at 1.7. The difference is that bwar looks at blocking and throwing out runners while fwar puts way more value on framing. fwar also looks at quality of contact instead of just taking a player's offense at face value.

[@ethancohen7_]

@@RyanSchilling-fg9qnhe was 21 years of age.

[@Gregbirdenjoyer]

I did not expect Jeff Mathis to be at number 1 but I am pleasantly surprised

[@Cheneymlb]

Elias Diaz at 31 is crazy (and no I'm not a Rockies fan)

[@ZazieeTop]

Jeffers getting some love finally! His exit velos are absolutely insane and hits bombs

[@Dr_Sublime]

Moreno was the SECOND best catcher in the MLB based on WAR at 4.2 (and only 0.1 behind Adley), having him at 12 and one behind 1.0 WAR Alvarez is hysterically ignorant

[@EothainofRohan]

Moreno shouldve been higher on this list. One of the best defensive catchers in baseball, and was extremely good in the second half of the year after coming back from injury

[@larrywhite1558]

I would have Joana Heim in the top 5 but other than that I completely agree

[@haydenthrower4710]

He is the top catcher in the league

[@finshot1532]

Moreno had higher ops an ops+ with gold glove and still below Alvarez

[@rghnwfeov]

"thats why francisco lindor is the best catcher of the decade"

[@BryceHarper3.]

Glad that this is back! I always make it a tradition to watch these every year!😆

[@brodypalmer123]

I look forward to this series every time the holidays are around the corner

[@lucas5214]

I'm sure you've talked about it before and maybe I just missed it, but what ever happened with that live channel where you discussed the games from the day before, I really looked forward to it:)

[@mrswizzlestickz2646]

I have high hopes for Yainer Diaz. Considering that his teammate was the guy the astros were banking on to be the future catcher and then at the deadline that guy was traded. If Yainer can get that chase rate down he could be an absolute menace at the plate.

[@canaan56]

I take him over every catcher In the league I have every Astro at top 10

[@SukunaIsHim]

Rutschman,Murphy,smith and realmuto are probably the best catchers in my opinion

[@houstonastrosfan22]

12 DAYS OF MLB RANKINGS ARE BACK 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@olliebd9912]

Love the series Marc! Also I completely agree with the Jeffers ranking. I had him in my top 10 as well

[@BESGO59]

Let's go!! Was waiting for this content.

[@dereklasker5350]

Wish someone would do this exact format for hockey, great work as always

[@heinickegoat1351]

And coming in at the #1 spot for the best fighter in the nhl you got Thomas Anthony Wilson

[@dereklasker5350]

@@heinickegoat1351 Ryan reaves exists bro

[@armychowmein8021]

Marc, your rankings were perfect, like they always are

[@theyeetman2.071]

Been waiting for this all year 💪🙏

[@goatmode7317]

The yan gomes disrespect is crazyyyy I’d go as far as to say he’s a top 5 most important players on the cubs

[@sadiwho9724]

That "oh we back" got me hype RIGHT AWAY

[@ricothepogdino3843]

in the first kirk home run clip im in it with orange shorts and a jays jersey

[@user-je6yi6zi4k]

There’s actually no way you put Alvarez over Moreno

[@tstrag7255]

Still no soto video????

[@baileysmith4744]

top 20 that isn't bias at all 1. Adley Rutschman 2. Will Smith 3. Sean Murphy 4. JT Realmuto 5. William Contreras 6. Jonah Heim 7. Willson Contreras 8. Cal Raleigh 9. Ryan Jeffers 10. Mitch Garver 11. Yainer Diaz 12. Elias Diaz 13. Danny Jansen 14. Gabriel Moreno 15. Francisco Alvarez 16. Salvador Perez (wont be the Royals best catcher after next year) 17. Patrick Bailey (i think will break the top 10 soon) 18. Jake Rogers 19. Logan O'Hoppe 20. Freddie Fermin - just as a note, Fermin was the only exception to backup catchers on the list because its not clearly if Salvy will catch often or if Fermin will be the full time catcher), and Garver was included because he was a free agent at the time the video was made

[@bennett597]

Let’s go, the rankings are back 🎺🎺🎺

[@user-xf7di3od2g]

Love the new format with the stats at the bottom

[@Grizzbit]

Francisco Alvarez scares the shit out of me as a Phillies fan. NL East for sure runs the deepest division in baseball for catchers

[@iangold2987]

LETS GOOOOO THIS SERIES IS BACK

[@aidansmith2779]

adley rutschman representing us northwesterns over here

[@michaelgiller5444]

Alley is going to be a BEAST for years. Thankful my Orioles have him!!!

[@talkinboutbaseball8]

W video Just wondering how to get the number font in video and make your thumbnails I’m doing the same series on my channel and want to make it as best as possible Thank you!

[@EpicGamer14_]

With Endy Rodriguez set to miss basically the whole season, do you expect the pirates catching situation to change spots at all or does henry davis stay in that same area? I understand why you put him on her cause im sure you did this a couple days ago, before he got hurt. Just curious what that does to the rankings.

[@tysonw4625]

Connor Wong at 29 is crazy when you consider only one player outside your top 10 had a higher WAR

[@lomakinalex]

Im excited to see what Wells can do for us, i think he could put up a pretty solid season. Obviously dont think hes gonna be a catcher long term, but the bat is where most of his value will be and we have Trevino for the defensive duties.

[@benwolney4869]

Elias Diaz at 31 is bonkers

[@Qwerkybsbl]

HES DOING IT Y’ALL

[@tinasinopoli8100]

YA

[@cripple9860]

Will Smith over Sean Murphy feels like the Braves hatred coming out a bit

[@blairmcbride5437]

That's obvious there's no way Will Smith is better than Sean Murphy.

[@tape4878]

@@blairmcbride5437I mean it’s arguable but not last season there’s not a single stat that he could bring up.

[@chenyoung3713]

Who cares, Wild Bill better than both of them.

[@Martin22788]

Neither are better than JT Realmuto lol

[@ifithrewmyguitaroutt]

@@Martin22788 Reality would beg to differ.

[@Extinguisher10]

I took issue with your placement and Cal Raleigh last year (5 or so spots too low), but I think you got it about right this year. Maybe 1 or 2 spots low, maybe.

[@Feldman78]

I love this series

[@Tjr71922]

Love the content been watching ever since it started, Yainer Diaz has to be at least top 3, I have him at 2

[@landinization]

I get Trevino was hurt, but dude is the best defensive catcher in all of baseball, and won a platinum glove (i believe the first catcher to ever do it), and you didn’t include him. Bruh

[@LunarForte]

That Gabi Moreno ranking is just plain unacceptable

[@zmags01]

Wish we could’ve gotten your opinion on pirates catchers now that Endy is done for the year.

[@paulseverance9959]

Idea: each team’s greatest player at each position. So much research would needed but I would love to see, for example, “who you think the Twins best shortstop was in their history.”

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I'm such a nerd I actually dug through all the way back stats and made a all time lineup for every team, I don't know if I still have the notepad. Don't remember who the Twins SS was either, that's a tough one🤣

[@damiangason9988]

Hi Marc. How about doing a ranking for the best walkout music in baseball? Just an idea. :)

[@condemnedto4093]

Personally, I believe Realmuto should be ranked higher than Murphy (actually Murphy should maybe be a few spots farther back), considering one of the biggest attributes a catcher can have is availability, and Realmuto caught 1,142 innings in a 135 games while Murphy caught 866 in 108 games. You can say JT caught a little to much, and Murphy not enough, due to having d’Arnaud as his backup, BUT that kind of proves my point. They both had pretty identical numbers hitting wise with Realmuto hitting a .252 avg 20 hr’s 63 rbi’s & Murphy hitting a .251 avg 21 hr’s & 68 rbi’s. In Realmuto’s case, one could argue his avg., slg., & ops. numbers were hampered due to being tired from playing so much. While Murphy’s numbers probably would of taken a hit too, considering (like you said) he started off so hot and than fell off as the season progressed. To be totally fair tho, with more games Murphy more than likely would of hit more hr’s, and had more rbi’s, then he did last season…

[@SpeedMonkeVR24]

hey Marc, great list but I think that Campusano should of been at least 15 because he was electric and he was not striking out. I think he is a all around one of the top catchers in the league.

[@HeySalina]

Elias Diaz so low should be criminal, though

[@johnkim6744]

Salvador Perez is still a hall of famer

[@westcoastcarry]

Always love the list and you have always been high on Cal, but this may be the first time you under ranked him, purely based off of last year plus trajectory, hes better then JT, I would say 3rd or 4th in the league

[@flashfan27]

Where’s Travis darnued he split time with Sean Murphy a ton

[@jakeremines9003]

As a braves fan I say Murphy is ahead of smith but being from louisville kentucky Smith should be ahead of Murphy lol the 2 and 3 is a toss up. Both are absolute studs behind the plate

[@gcubed5451]

It’s that time of year again 🎉

[@Emmathelady]

11:04 I am glad my boy made the top 15!

[@cpsea15]

Marc, there is no freaking way Jonah Hiem is not a top 5 catcher 😂😂😂

[@PackaSack]

Am I the only one who thinks Danny Jenson would be the perfect fit on the cubs

[@dayveeed2873]

Of note, Will Smith had great numbers to start the season but apparently broke his ribs from a hit by pitch. His numbers dropped but still did fine as dodgers #3 hitter. He will have a big season behind dodgers top 3.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

I recall he was good batting cleanup too when the Dodgers had Trea Turner in 22

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Adley 100% best Catcher Stud and Franchise player if Orioles are smart. Him on bat bros before draft great personality and swing

[@LetsgoYankees99]

Where did Yasmani Grandal go😂?

[@brianontiveros-kersch2412]

OPS+ corrects for field effects, so saying Diaz's OPS+ isn't sufficient, "especially when you play in Coors" is kinda stupid

[@DA-yl8js]

At this point I think Marc just automatically writes off anything related to the Rockies just to give himself one less thing to think about

[@beeswaxnano]

Insane timing with Endy’s injury

[@connorbreit9127]

William Contreras literally did everything you possibly would want out of a catcher. At least top 3.

[@chenyoung3713]

Kind of ridiculous that he didn’t crack top 3.

[@connorbreit9127]

@@chenyoung3713 Small market team is really all you have to say. 5.4 fan graphs war. Most among all catchers....

[@AllAroundSports_]

I’m sorry but Jonah Heim is 100% a top 5 catcher. From the way he frames pitches to help our pitchers strike %, to being an elite switch hitting catcher. He is easily top 5

[@roseberrytreeservice6712]

on point

[@Arden2000]

Genuinely didnt realize Willson Contreras had a good year. There was so much negativity surrounding him and the Cardinals, especially early on

[@Brett733]

I think you need to post their defensive stats and maybe some advanced stats to add context

[@bigtasty917]

.209 average at 11 is insane. idc abt how good his power is if he doesn’t get on base

[@SanFranFan30]

damn when did you film this Endy has been out for 2024 for the last couple days

[@nolanjohnbaseball]

No offense but ranking Elias Diaz at 31 is criminal💀 at least maybe like in the 20s or smth

[@nolanmoore4937]

You know it's Christmas time when you see these videos 🥹

[@Whatareudoingwith.yourlife]

It sucks dusty didn’t play Diaz nearly as much as he should have thx for recognizing him though he’s awesome

[@wagnerwebb5508]

Dude I hate the astros because it’s normal to and I’m a mariners fan for life But I love me some dusty baker Who doesn’t It would be a crime not to

[@randyhead-rg9mm]

Haven't Evan watched the vid yet and I already know that Fransico alverez is going to be top 5

[@bockstaboi6638]

Marc literally doesn’t post consistently all year but this series is the highlight of his channel every year

[@thewaterbottle7220]

he always says he will. he'll post a video nd be like alright guys we r gonna start posting consistently nd then uploads twice a month

[@peterrehm490]

With the game trending to preventing the running game, you gotta give Murphy the edge over Smith. But I can take into account Murphy's drop with the last half of the season in buying that Smith might be marginally better. I think the Braves need to play Murphy more consistently over TDA at this point, but we will see.

[@hendrixm.]

An OPS+ in the 90s isnt bad for a catcher when you consider that their average OPS+ this year was 89

[@emproductions5216]

Gary Sanchez ops+ at 113 is blasphemy

[@danielhaivala723]

Thoughts on Freddy Fermin for the Royals?

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

W Austin Wells ranking

[@davidwindell]

Between Bo Naylor, Yanier Diaz, Francisco Alvarez, Gabby Moreno, Rutschman, Heim, Ruiz, Raleigh and Jeffers, there is some SERIOUS young talent at the catcher position atm. Aside from Adley, I’m most excited to see what Naylor and Jeffers will do because these kids are special.

[@jacobmontesano4332]

Grandal went from #1 to off the list in two years 💀

[@calebverhey1593]

He's my favorite player, kinda depressing

[@Joe937]

Marc what part of Italy is ur from?

[@worldpeac3]

I feel like pop time should’ve been included in the stats/consideration of your ranking being an important catchers stat. And defense should be considered a bit more. Both Pinto and Bethencourt have the 1st and 3rd best pop time in the MLB, but they ended up near the end of your list. Not to be a hater, I do enjoy your videos but feel like a players value goes beyond their offense and it would be cool to see that considered more.

[@God.Stories_]

Where is Travis d’Arnaud? I know he technically is a back up but I thought he would be ranked

[@SWWonders]

Pretty ridiculous when Alejandro Kirk and Danny Jansen both made the list as Blue Jays

[@AC-er7tl]

Heim is definitely the 2nd best pitcher. He was the all star game STARTER was the best catcher in the fi4sr half and then missed around a month during the second half and when he came back he played every other game for rest and his stats were better than most with him missing that much time. Also Alvarez is Wayyyy to high

[@carsonhooper408]

Pls do net ever get rid of the 12 days of rankings

[@milk_crate]

I fucking know Marc put the Ronald error in there on purpose 😂😂😂