NL Catcher ratings

"Ben Edelman" <obiwan26 RemoveThis @yahoo.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> The catching crop in the NL is pretty thin this year, so I was wondering
> what people thought of the various options. Here's off the top of my
head:
>
> The Elite:
> Mike Piazza

His injury last year--and age--would cause me to drop him to "Strong."


> Strong:
> Jason Kendall ..."Solid Contributor"
> Mike Lieberthal ...more "Elite" than Piazza in my book....
>
> Solid contributors:
> Paul LoDuca "Strong"
> AJ Pierzynski okay here
> Jason Phillips ...I'd drop him a level...
> Ramon Hernandez ...him too...
> Charles Johnson ...him too
>
> Questionable but with potential:
> Ramon Castro
> Johnny Estrada
> Robby Hammock ...still injured
> Brian Schneider
>
> Only if Desperate:
> Jason LaRue ...got this one nailed
> Michael Barrett ...move up a level
> Todd Greene
> Mike Redmond
> Mike Matheny
> Brent Mayne ...has good weeks
> Brad Ausmus ...move up a level?


> Even that only gets me to 19 catchers, and our NL-only 12-team league will
> draft 24. I'd really, really like to avoid Paul Bako if at all possible.
> Who has potential that should also go on this list?

I'd add Chad Moeller to the "Questionable but with potential" category...but
Yost platooned catchers all last year, and will likely do so again.



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"Dave Hannes" <d.hannes.TakeThisOut@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<MK67c.380$tY6.7171@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> "Ben Edelman" <obiwan26.TakeThisOut@yahoo.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:7mO6c.6070$VV1.2560@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> > The catching crop in the NL is pretty thin this year, so I was wondering
> > what people thought of the various options. Here's off the top of my
> head:
> >
> > The Elite:
> > Mike Piazza
>
> His injury last year--and age--would cause me to drop him to "Strong."
>
>
> > Strong:
> > Jason Kendall ..."Solid Contributor"
> > Mike Lieberthal ...more "Elite" than Piazza in my book....
> >
> > Solid contributors:
> > Paul LoDuca "Strong"
> > AJ Pierzynski okay here
> > Jason Phillips ...I'd drop him a level...
> > Ramon Hernandez ...him too...
> > Charles Johnson ...him too
> >
> > Questionable but with potential:
> > Ramon Castro
> > Johnny Estrada
> > Robby Hammock ...still injured
> > Brian Schneider
> >
> > Only if Desperate:
> > Jason LaRue ...got this one nailed
> > Michael Barrett ...move up a level
> > Todd Greene
> > Mike Redmond
> > Mike Matheny
> > Brent Mayne ...has good weeks
> > Brad Ausmus ...move up a level?
>
>
> > Even that only gets me to 19 catchers, and our NL-only 12-team league will
> > draft 24. I'd really, really like to avoid Paul Bako if at all possible.
> > Who has potential that should also go on this list?
>
> I'd add Chad Moeller to the "Questionable but with potential" category...but
> Yost platooned catchers all last year, and will likely do so again.
>
>
>
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You have Lieberthal as the best option, and Jason Phillips 2 or 3
rungs below him, and a rung below LoDuca? Why? Lieberthal was good,
but hardly great last year. Piazza at least has star upside,
Lieberthal has 20 HR, 90 RBI upside. He's not without his injury
questions either.

I like Jason Phillips. He's hit well in the minors, and with increased
PA's, his numbers should rise to about 70, 15, 70, .295. They could be
a little higher as well, though most people don't value him that
highly.

I'd just draft 2 of: Estrada, Phillips, Castro, and Craig Wilson if I
could. Wilson will probably go too high for my liking though.
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"Spivey McSpivey" <spivey_ballgame.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > D
>
> You have Lieberthal as the best option, and Jason Phillips 2 or 3
> rungs below him, and a rung below LoDuca? Why? Lieberthal was good,
> but hardly great last year.

Lots of RBI's, some power.

Lots of people are thinking Phillips will do good again...he's only had 1
good year, AFAIK...plus he's on a team with minimal run support...well, with
Piazza healthy, he might score more runs.

>Piazza at least has star upside,
> Lieberthal has 20 HR, 90 RBI upside. He's not without his injury
> questions either.

Piazza seems to be made of glass nowadays.

> I like Jason Phillips. He's hit well in the minors, and with increased
> PA's, his numbers should rise to about 70, 15, 70, .295. They could be
> a little higher as well, though most people don't value him that
> highly.

Phillips went for 9...much higher than I thought.

> I'd just draft 2 of: Estrada, Phillips, Castro, and Craig Wilson if I
> could. Wilson will probably go too high for my liking though.

Wilson went for 2 in our league.

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