[mintpicks79]

What's everyone opinion?

[gryfyn1]

Posey and its not really close.

[Erock87]

Agree. A better topic might be top 5 catchers, or top sleepers at the position.

I like Alex Avila, and am going to probably take a flyer on D'Arnaud in a keeper league.

[EmpireMaker]

Posey is the number one fantasy catcher

[MrZ]

[LT Profits]

Posey is so much the best that he may merit a first round pick because of the tremendous drop-off after him.

[Andy117]

Posey is so much the best that he may merit a first round pick because of the tremendous drop-off after him.

You're crazy to draft a catcher in the 1st. Not enough ABs, too much potential for injury. The gap between Posey and Yadier Molina last season is not enough to warrant a 1st round pick for Posey. He's not putting up Piazza type numbers, at least not so far.

[jetsjets1028]

gotta be joe mauer

[Wulfman14]

joe mauer i suspect is due to have a tremendous year . but posey is quality no doubt

[ttwarrior1]

if you draft a catcher early please join my league.
Taking my catcher in 2nd to last round and backup catcher in last round and still will do better
than most

[dynamite140]

it should be joe mauer or molina.

[ttwarrior1]

the perfect value catcher in most leagues is m montero and j montero

going after doumit late isn't bad as well.

[Mitchell88]

Posey first then Mauer, but I wouldnt draft either one that early

[stevenash]

Posey and its not really close.

Correct.

1) Posey
2) everybody else not named Posey

[stevenash]

2013 Projections

Rank	Player	Team	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Value
1	Buster Posey	SF	524	78	21	89	2	0.305	0.383	0.496	0.879	$29
2	Joe Mauer	MIN	522	78	11	73	4	0.307	0.397	0.441	0.837	$21
3	Carlos Santana	CLE	498	77	21	77	4	0.255	0.372	0.448	0.820	$17
4	Mike Napoli	BOS	430	69	26	74	3	0.258	0.357	0.498	0.855	$16
5	Yadier Molina	STL	491	61	15	70	8	0.295	0.356	0.444	0.800	$15
6	Matt Wieters	BAL	512	69	20	73	2	0.262	0.337	0.436	0.772	$13
7	Victor Martinez	DET	448	60	13	67	1	0.295	0.355	0.446	0.802	$10
8	Jesus Montero	SEA	508	60	18	69	1	0.268	0.320	0.423	0.743	$8
9	Miguel Montero	ARI	455	62	15	68	1	0.268	0.356	0.435	0.791	$7
10	Wilin Rosario	COL	381	52	23	60	3	0.270	0.315	0.507	0.822	$7
11	Jonathan Lucroy	MIL	421	52	12	59	5	0.276	0.334	0.423	0.757	$2
12	Ryan Doumit	MIN	438	51	15	59	1	0.267	0.326	0.438	0.764	$1
13	Brian McCann	ATL	380	49	17	58	3	0.258	0.340	0.439	0.779	$0
14	Salvador Perez	KAN	428	50	11	54	0	0.285	0.320	0.418	0.738	$-0
15	A.J. Pierzynski	TEX	412	48	13	54	1	0.279	0.320	0.432	0.752	$-0
16	Alex Avila	DET	417	55	13	57	2	0.252	0.354	0.412	0.767	$-1
17	J.P. Arencibia	TOR	388	49	20	59	1	0.232	0.287	0.443	0.730	$-2
18	Carlos Ruiz	PHI	344	46	10	48	2	0.285	0.368	0.442	0.809	$-3
19	Russell Martin	PIT	394	52	12	48	6	0.244	0.336	0.381	0.717	$-4
20	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	BOS	346	45	16	48	1	0.234	0.301	0.436	0.737	$-7
21	Chris Iannetta	LAA	335	47	13	45	3	0.230	0.340	0.394	0.734	$-9
22	John Jaso	OAK	319	44	7	42	3	0.260	0.364	0.395	0.759	$-10
23	Jason Castro	HOU	367	45	8	41	1	0.256	0.337	0.384	0.722	$-11
24	Welington Castillo	CHC	331	41	12	45	0	0.242	0.312	0.405	0.717	$-11
25	A.J. Ellis	LAD	370	45	7	44	0	0.251	0.360	0.359	0.720	$-12
26	Tyler Flowers	CWS	304	41	14	40	2	0.220	0.325	0.411	0.736	$-13
27	Yasmani Grandal	SD	264	38	8	37	0	0.265	0.362	0.417	0.779	$-13
28	Rob Brantly	MIA	353	38	7	38	2	0.263	0.321	0.388	0.709	$-13
29	Devin Mesoraco	CIN	246	31	10	33	1	0.248	0.320	0.431	0.751	$-17
30	Wilson Ramos	WAS	256	30	9	31	1	0.262	0.323	0.426	0.748	$-17
31	John Buck	NYM	287	32	10	37	0	0.226	0.306	0.383	0.690	$-19
32	Kurt Suzuki	WAS	271	30	7	32	1	0.255	0.308	0.384	0.692	$-19
33	Ryan Hanigan	CIN	274	32	4	30	0	0.270	0.361	0.354	0.715	$-19
34	Erik Kratz	PHI	184	23	8	27	1	0.245	0.312	0.435	0.747	$-22
35	Jose Molina	TB	256	27	6	28	3	0.230	0.294	0.344	0.638	$-23
36	Nick Hundley	SD	247	27	6	30	1	0.227	0.293	0.364	0.657	$-23
37	Yorvit Torrealba	COL	210	23	4	22	2	0.271	0.326	0.381	0.707	$-23
38	David Ross	BOS	176	21	7	25	1	0.250	0.330	0.426	0.756	$-23
39	Chris Stewart	NYY	245	27	4	25	3	0.241	0.309	0.343	0.651	$-24
40	Ramon Hernandez	COL	189	21	5	25	0	0.265	0.322	0.397	0.719	$-24
41	Geovany Soto	TEX	171	23	7	24	0	0.240	0.326	0.415	0.742	$-24
42	Derek Norris	OAK	175	23	6	22	4	0.223	0.323	0.383	0.706	$-25
43	Martin Maldonado	MIL	192	21	6	24	1	0.245	0.306	0.380	0.686	$-25
44	Hank Conger	LAA	183	22	5	22	1	0.251	0.318	0.383	0.701	$-25
45	Rod Barajas	ARI	180	20	7	24	0	0.233	0.292	0.394	0.687	$-26
46	Dioner Navarro	CHC	160	17	4	18	1	0.250	0.314	0.381	0.696	$-28
47	Hector Sanchez	SF	165	16	3	21	0	0.255	0.293	0.370	0.663	$-28
48	Lou Marson	CLE	173	21	2	16	3	0.237	0.330	0.329	0.659	$-29
49	Hector Gimenez	CWS	144	16	4	18	1	0.236	0.290	0.361	0.651	$-29
50	Jose Lobaton	TB	204	21	3	21	0	0.216	0.307	0.309	0.616	$-30
51	George Kottaras	KAN	109	14	4	15	0	0.248	0.349	0.431	0.780	$-30
52	Austin Romine	NYY	141	16	3	16	1	0.234	0.285	0.340	0.625	$-30
53	Michael McKenry	PIT	142	16	4	17	0	0.225	0.299	0.366	0.666	$-30
54	Josh Thole	TOR	157	16	1	15	0	0.261	0.329	0.338	0.667	$-31
55	Travis d'Arnaud	NYM	102	12	4	14	1	0.245	0.294	0.412	0.705	$-31
56	Brayan Pena	DET	125	13	2	15	1	0.256	0.301	0.352	0.653	$-31
57	Francisco Cervelli	NYY	117	13	2	13	1	0.256	0.331	0.368	0.698	$-31
58	Chris Snyder	WAS	100	13	4	13	0	0.230	0.336	0.390	0.726	$-32
59	Henry Blanco	TOR	100	11	4	12	1	0.240	0.303	0.400	0.703	$-32
60	Kelly Shoppach	SEA	125	14	5	14	0	0.208	0.293	0.384	0.677	$-32
61	Miguel Olivo	CIN	90	11	4	12	1	0.233	0.266	0.411	0.677	$-32
62	Carlos Corporan	HOU	134	14	3	15	0	0.224	0.283	0.336	0.619	$-32
63	Ryan Lavarnway	BOS	101	12	3	13	0	0.238	0.313	0.386	0.699	$-32
64	Gerald Laird	ATL	108	12	2	11	1	0.250	0.314	0.361	0.675	$-32
65	Jeff Mathis	MIA	144	15	3	16	1	0.201	0.253	0.306	0.559	$-33
66	Drew Butera	MIN	159	15	2	15	0	0.220	0.275	0.321	0.596	$-33
67	Taylor Teagarden	BAL	103	11	4	12	0	0.214	0.289	0.379	0.668	$-33
68	Tony Cruz	STL	112	11	2	12	0	0.241	0.286	0.357	0.643	$-33
69	Matt Treanor	FA	100	12	2	11	1	0.220	0.322	0.330	0.652	$-34
70	John Baker	SD	108	12	1	10	1	0.231	0.314	0.306	0.620	$-34

[BIGDAY]

Joe 'homeboy' Mauer blows. Guy is a pussy and will probably miss have the season.

[stevenash]

Joe 'homeboy' Mauer blows. Guy is a pussy and will probably miss have the season.

But he does have fantasy value since he'll be DH'ing a lot and plays first as well all under the guise of 'C'

[LT Profits]

You're crazy to draft a catcher in the 1st. Not enough ABs, too much potential for injury. The gap between Posey and Yadier Molina last season is not enough to warrant a 1st round pick for Posey. He's not putting up Piazza type numbers, at least not so far.

if you draft a catcher early please join my league.
Taking my catcher in 2nd to last round and backup catcher in last round and still will do better
than most

It's all about value at the position. Outfielders and first basemen are a dime a dozen, you can find like 15-20 guys that will have similar numbers. Other positions probably have a handful of guys that will have similar numbers. At catcher, Posey is the ONLY guy that puts up MVP type numbers and he will get his 500 at bats because he plays first base. I am not a believer in Yadier's bat quite yet, I don't think he will hit 20 homers again. Posey is more of a sure thing (provided he stays healthy of course). Now, if you DON'T get Posey, then I agree with TT that catchers should be the last guys taken.

[xraygord]

I really like Mauer, got some skills he does.

[LT Profits]

2013 Projections

Rank	Player	Team	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Value
1	Buster Posey	SF	524	78	21	89	2	0.305	0.383	0.496	0.879	$29
2	Joe Mauer	MIN	522	78	11	73	4	0.307	0.397	0.441	0.837	$21
3	Carlos Santana	CLE	498	77	21	77	4	0.255	0.372	0.448	0.820	$17
4	Mike Napoli	BOS	430	69	26	74	3	0.258	0.357	0.498	0.855	$16
5	Yadier Molina	STL	491	61	15	70	8	0.295	0.356	0.444	0.800	$15
6	Matt Wieters	BAL	512	69	20	73	2	0.262	0.337	0.436	0.772	$13
7	Victor Martinez	DET	448	60	13	67	1	0.295	0.355	0.446	0.802	$10
8	Jesus Montero	SEA	508	60	18	69	1	0.268	0.320	0.423	0.743	$8
9	Miguel Montero	ARI	455	62	15	68	1	0.268	0.356	0.435	0.791	$7
10	Wilin Rosario	COL	381	52	23	60	3	0.270	0.315	0.507	0.822	$7
11	Jonathan Lucroy	MIL	421	52	12	59	5	0.276	0.334	0.423	0.757	$2
12	Ryan Doumit	MIN	438	51	15	59	1	0.267	0.326	0.438	0.764	$1
13	Brian McCann	ATL	380	49	17	58	3	0.258	0.340	0.439	0.779	$0
14	Salvador Perez	KAN	428	50	11	54	0	0.285	0.320	0.418	0.738	$-0
15	A.J. Pierzynski	TEX	412	48	13	54	1	0.279	0.320	0.432	0.752	$-0
16	Alex Avila	DET	417	55	13	57	2	0.252	0.354	0.412	0.767	$-1
17	J.P. Arencibia	TOR	388	49	20	59	1	0.232	0.287	0.443	0.730	$-2
18	Carlos Ruiz	PHI	344	46	10	48	2	0.285	0.368	0.442	0.809	$-3
19	Russell Martin	PIT	394	52	12	48	6	0.244	0.336	0.381	0.717	$-4
20	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	BOS	346	45	16	48	1	0.234	0.301	0.436	0.737	$-7
21	Chris Iannetta	LAA	335	47	13	45	3	0.230	0.340	0.394	0.734	$-9
22	John Jaso	OAK	319	44	7	42	3	0.260	0.364	0.395	0.759	$-10
23	Jason Castro	HOU	367	45	8	41	1	0.256	0.337	0.384	0.722	$-11
24	Welington Castillo	CHC	331	41	12	45	0	0.242	0.312	0.405	0.717	$-11
25	A.J. Ellis	LAD	370	45	7	44	0	0.251	0.360	0.359	0.720	$-12
26	Tyler Flowers	CWS	304	41	14	40	2	0.220	0.325	0.411	0.736	$-13
27	Yasmani Grandal	SD	264	38	8	37	0	0.265	0.362	0.417	0.779	$-13
28	Rob Brantly	MIA	353	38	7	38	2	0.263	0.321	0.388	0.709	$-13
29	Devin Mesoraco	CIN	246	31	10	33	1	0.248	0.320	0.431	0.751	$-17
30	Wilson Ramos	WAS	256	30	9	31	1	0.262	0.323	0.426	0.748	$-17
31	John Buck	NYM	287	32	10	37	0	0.226	0.306	0.383	0.690	$-19
32	Kurt Suzuki	WAS	271	30	7	32	1	0.255	0.308	0.384	0.692	$-19
33	Ryan Hanigan	CIN	274	32	4	30	0	0.270	0.361	0.354	0.715	$-19
34	Erik Kratz	PHI	184	23	8	27	1	0.245	0.312	0.435	0.747	$-22
35	Jose Molina	TB	256	27	6	28	3	0.230	0.294	0.344	0.638	$-23
36	Nick Hundley	SD	247	27	6	30	1	0.227	0.293	0.364	0.657	$-23
37	Yorvit Torrealba	COL	210	23	4	22	2	0.271	0.326	0.381	0.707	$-23
38	David Ross	BOS	176	21	7	25	1	0.250	0.330	0.426	0.756	$-23
39	Chris Stewart	NYY	245	27	4	25	3	0.241	0.309	0.343	0.651	$-24
40	Ramon Hernandez	COL	189	21	5	25	0	0.265	0.322	0.397	0.719	$-24
41	Geovany Soto	TEX	171	23	7	24	0	0.240	0.326	0.415	0.742	$-24
42	Derek Norris	OAK	175	23	6	22	4	0.223	0.323	0.383	0.706	$-25
43	Martin Maldonado	MIL	192	21	6	24	1	0.245	0.306	0.380	0.686	$-25
44	Hank Conger	LAA	183	22	5	22	1	0.251	0.318	0.383	0.701	$-25
45	Rod Barajas	ARI	180	20	7	24	0	0.233	0.292	0.394	0.687	$-26
46	Dioner Navarro	CHC	160	17	4	18	1	0.250	0.314	0.381	0.696	$-28
47	Hector Sanchez	SF	165	16	3	21	0	0.255	0.293	0.370	0.663	$-28
48	Lou Marson	CLE	173	21	2	16	3	0.237	0.330	0.329	0.659	$-29
49	Hector Gimenez	CWS	144	16	4	18	1	0.236	0.290	0.361	0.651	$-29
50	Jose Lobaton	TB	204	21	3	21	0	0.216	0.307	0.309	0.616	$-30
51	George Kottaras	KAN	109	14	4	15	0	0.248	0.349	0.431	0.780	$-30
52	Austin Romine	NYY	141	16	3	16	1	0.234	0.285	0.340	0.625	$-30
53	Michael McKenry	PIT	142	16	4	17	0	0.225	0.299	0.366	0.666	$-30
54	Josh Thole	TOR	157	16	1	15	0	0.261	0.329	0.338	0.667	$-31
55	Travis d'Arnaud	NYM	102	12	4	14	1	0.245	0.294	0.412	0.705	$-31
56	Brayan Pena	DET	125	13	2	15	1	0.256	0.301	0.352	0.653	$-31
57	Francisco Cervelli	NYY	117	13	2	13	1	0.256	0.331	0.368	0.698	$-31
58	Chris Snyder	WAS	100	13	4	13	0	0.230	0.336	0.390	0.726	$-32
59	Henry Blanco	TOR	100	11	4	12	1	0.240	0.303	0.400	0.703	$-32
60	Kelly Shoppach	SEA	125	14	5	14	0	0.208	0.293	0.384	0.677	$-32
61	Miguel Olivo	CIN	90	11	4	12	1	0.233	0.266	0.411	0.677	$-32
62	Carlos Corporan	HOU	134	14	3	15	0	0.224	0.283	0.336	0.619	$-32
63	Ryan Lavarnway	BOS	101	12	3	13	0	0.238	0.313	0.386	0.699	$-32
64	Gerald Laird	ATL	108	12	2	11	1	0.250	0.314	0.361	0.675	$-32
65	Jeff Mathis	MIA	144	15	3	16	1	0.201	0.253	0.306	0.559	$-33
66	Drew Butera	MIN	159	15	2	15	0	0.220	0.275	0.321	0.596	$-33
67	Taylor Teagarden	BAL	103	11	4	12	0	0.214	0.289	0.379	0.668	$-33
68	Tony Cruz	STL	112	11	2	12	0	0.241	0.286	0.357	0.643	$-33
69	Matt Treanor	FA	100	12	2	11	1	0.220	0.322	0.330	0.652	$-34
70	John Baker	SD	108	12	1	10	1	0.231	0.314	0.306	0.620	$-34

Posey 21/89/.305? That seems light all the way around. More like 30/100/.320 IMO.

[koz-man]

Like Posey first then Mauer, but I also like Y Moina.

[dudekid]

too bad v-mart probably wont have C eligibility...i love going after the catchers with C eligibility but dont even play catcher in real life....v-mart helped me win my league 2 yrs ago when he was DH and played every day but I could slot him in at C...

[BigSpoon]

Posey is easily the #1 fantasy catcher. I'd take Y Molina and Wieters over Mauer.

[Andy117]

It's all about value at the position. Outfielders and first basemen are a dime a dozen, you can find like 15-20 guys that will have similar numbers. Other positions probably have a handful of guys that will have similar numbers. At catcher, Posey is the ONLY guy that puts up MVP type numbers and he will get his 500 at bats because he plays first base. I am not a believer in Yadier's bat quite yet, I don't think he will hit 20 homers again. Posey is more of a sure thing (provided he stays healthy of course). Now, if you DON'T get Posey, then I agree with TT that catchers should be the last guys taken.

You can get 80-90% of Posey's production 7 or 8 rounds later. I'll take the stud OF or IF with less risk of injury and better overall numbers.

[Shortstop]

Buster Posey would most definitely be the #1 catcher selected.

[LordVodka]

Buster Posey is at the top of the list.

[Robber]

Buster posey followed by joe mauer

[makaveli66]

Posey is the best catcher in baseball.

[EmpireMaker]

Santana would be my second choice

[BIGDAY]

Yah, I guess Mauer has talent. But it's hard to rely on him is all I'm saying.

[Wulfman14]

seems the consensus is on posey, he also is catcher for the best pitching roster in baseball, and of course he is an integral part of that . yea def posey then mauer

[peacebyinches]

yeah, posey in a landslide for sure

[Wrigley]

No brainer Posey number one by far

[oiler]

love weiters from baltimore

[Straight Cash]

I agree with the consensus, gotta go with Posey, and it isnt really even that close.