Sorry, fantasy baseball owners: The cupboard for minor league catching prospects is pretty bare.
Other than the usual “defense-first” collection of future MLB backups, the high minors feature only a few catchers with the ability to be impact players. And, it doesn’t get much better from there.
There are several younger prospects who have a chance to be offensive contributors, but they’re still a long way from the majors and are unlikely to contribute in 2016. That said, let’s take a look at the top catcher prospects who could have fantasy baseball appeal in 2016.
Top fantasy baseball catcher prospects for 2016
No rookie catcher is likely to win a starting spot out of spring training, but there are five prospects who could secure at least a part-time role:
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