Man, this position is just depressing. Here are your going-forward catcher prices. Assume a 5x5 format, as usual.
Let me know if I missed someone – please, we need all the help we can get here.
$19 Jonathan Lucroy*– Isolated power spike and jump in fly balls. Being healthy is always a plus. Milwaukee is crazy if it doesn't try to cash in with a trade, though. Timing perfect.*
$15 Buster Posey*– If not for the thumb news, I'd be talking about him as a buy low. Now, I worry about my shares.*
$15 Evan Gattis – It hasn't been a great year for faux catchers, but Gattis more or less qualifies.*
$14 Wilson Ramos*– Kicked up a buck for the Ramos youth, but ordinary haul last two years has to be respected, too. And hit rate is surely coming down.*
$12 Salvador Perez – Yost runs him into the ground but usually it's okay.**
$12 Stephen Vogt
$11 Welington Castillo
$11 Matt Wieters*– Never really hit it big, but in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.*
$11 J.T. Realmuto*– Might be a good time to sell; pop missing, line-drive rate down too.*
$10 Brian McCann
$8 Yadier Molina
$8 Yasmani Grandal
$8 Nick Hundley*– Nothing notable about him, but still a regular with Coors in his back pocket.*
$7 Derek Norris*– Bat has perked up in June, not a bad bet forward.*
$6 Francisco Cervelli
$6 Russell Martin*– If you have a theory, I'm all ears. Has mileage finally caught up?*
$5 Jason Castro
$5 Miguel Montero
$4 Yan Gomes
$4 Cameron Rupp
$3 David Ross
$3 Christian Bethancourt
$2 Chris Herrmann
$2 Bryan Holaday
$2 Geovany Soto
$2 Tyler Flowers
$2 Kurt Suzuki
$1 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
$1 Curt Casali
$1 Dioner Navarro
Tony Wolters

$1 Bobby Wilson
$1 Trevor Brown*– A $3-4 guy if Posey thumb problem is major. *
$1 Chris Iannetta
$1 Christian Vazquez
$1 Carlos Perez
$1 Drew Butera
$1 Carlos Ruiz
$1 Tucker Barnhart
$1 James McCann
$1 A.J. Pierzynski
$1 Josh Phegley
$0 A.J. Ellis
$0 Hank Conger