2027 fantasy baseball catcher rankings

Hunter Goodman is the top catcher for 2027, ahead of Drake Baldwin and William Contreras, projected for 32 HR, 72 R, 82 RBI, 4 SB, .253 AVG. The list ranks 40 catchers by 5x5 value over a replacement-level starter, from a projection of the last three MLB seasons.

2027 fantasy baseball catcher rankings, 1 to 40
Rank	Player	Age	2027 projection	Value
1	Hunter Goodman CCOL	27	32 HR, 72 R, 82 RBI, 4 SB, .253 AVG	+7.3
2	Drake Baldwin CATL	26	22 HR, 73 R, 79 RBI, 3 SB, .278 AVG	+7.0
3	William Contreras CMIL	29	17 HR, 78 R, 77 RBI, 5 SB, .266 AVG	+5.8
4	Iván Herrera CSTL	27	18 HR, 80 R, 68 RBI, 9 SB, .262 AVG	+5.7
5	Cal Raleigh CSEA	30	31 HR, 65 R, 80 RBI, 7 SB, .220 AVG	+4.7
6	Gabriel Moreno CAZ	27	14 HR, 65 R, 69 RBI, 6 SB, .288 AVG	+4.6
7	Carter Jensen CKC	23	22 HR, 69 R, 69 RBI, 4 SB, .253 AVG	+4.1
8	Shea Langeliers CATH	29	24 HR, 60 R, 64 RBI, 5 SB, .255 AVG	+3.5
9	Dillon Dingler CDET	28	20 HR, 63 R, 74 RBI, 2 SB, .252 AVG	+3.3
10	Liam Hicks CTBC/1B	28	14 HR, 58 R, 68 RBI, 4 SB, .266 AVG	+2.5
11	Salvador Perez CKCC/1B	37	22 HR, 50 R, 79 RBI, 2 SB, .237 AVG	+1.7
12	Yainer Diaz CHOU	28	14 HR, 47 R, 55 RBI, 2 SB, .275 AVG	+0.3
13	Tyler Stephenson CCIN	30	16 HR, 52 R, 58 RBI, 2 SB, .243 AVG	-0.3
14	Carson Kelly CCHC	32	14 HR, 54 R, 56 RBI, 2 SB, .247 AVG	-0.3
15	Ryan Jeffers CMIN	30	14 HR, 51 R, 54 RBI, 3 SB, .249 AVG	-0.6
16	Will Smith CLAD	32	14 HR, 51 R, 49 RBI, 2 SB, .261 AVG	-0.6
17	Francisco Alvarez CNYM	25	16 HR, 48 R, 51 RBI, 2 SB, .247 AVG	-1.1
18	Joe Mack CMIA	24	14 HR, 45 R, 52 RBI, 3 SB, .246 AVG	-1.4
19	J.T. Realmuto CPHI	36	12 HR, 54 R, 51 RBI, 5 SB, .234 AVG	-1.5
20	Alejandro Kirk CTOR	28	11 HR, 36 R, 56 RBI, 2 SB, .269 AVG	-1.6
21	Samuel Basallo CBAL	22	17 HR, 45 R, 54 RBI, 3 SB, .231 AVG	-1.6
22	Austin Wells CNYY	27	17 HR, 48 R, 54 RBI, 5 SB, .218 AVG	-1.8
23	Adley Rutschman CBOS	29	13 HR, 48 R, 53 RBI, 2 SB, .240 AVG	-1.8
24	Agustín Ramírez CMIA	25	12 HR, 48 R, 43 RBI, 9 SB, .241 AVG	-1.8
25	Keibert Ruiz CWSH	28	10 HR, 43 R, 48 RBI, 3 SB, .254 AVG	-2.4
26	Dalton Rushing CLAD	26	13 HR, 44 R, 46 RBI, 3 SB, .241 AVG	-2.5
27	Eduardo Valencia CDET	27	11 HR, 38 R, 35 RBI, 3 SB, .284 AVG	-2.9
28	Victor Caratini CMINC/1B	33	11 HR, 40 R, 49 RBI, 2 SB, .241 AVG	-3.1
29	Gary Sánchez CMIL	34	13 HR, 42 R, 48 RBI, 2 SB, .222 AVG	-3.2
30	Kyle Teel CCWS	25	9 HR, 40 R, 40 RBI, 3 SB, .253 AVG	-3.4
31	Moisés Ballesteros CLAA	23	11 HR, 39 R, 44 RBI, 3 SB, .241 AVG	-3.5
32	Miguel Amaya CCHC	28	9 HR, 40 R, 44 RBI, 2 SB, .244 AVG	-3.6
33	Patrick Bailey CCLE	28	9 HR, 43 R, 47 RBI, 4 SB, .226 AVG	-3.8
34	Luis Torrens CNYM	31	10 HR, 40 R, 45 RBI, 3 SB, .233 AVG	-3.9
35	Rafael Flores Jr. CPIT	26	13 HR, 31 R, 36 RBI, 3 SB, .255 AVG	-4.1
36	Jonah Heim CATH	32	13 HR, 41 R, 48 RBI, 3 SB, .216 AVG	-4.1
37	Logan O'Hoppe CTEX	27	13 HR, 39 R, 39 RBI, 2 SB, .231 AVG	-4.2
38	Leo Bernal CSTL	23	9 HR, 31 R, 37 RBI, 3 SB, .266 AVG	-4.3
39	Kyle Higashioka CTEX	37	13 HR, 35 R, 41 RBI, 3 SB, .227 AVG	-4.3
40	James McCann CAZ	37	10 HR, 34 R, 39 RBI, 2 SB, .248 AVG	-4.3

How these rankings are built

Each player's 2027 line is a Marcel style projection, the public method by Tom Tango: the last three MLB seasons weighted 5, 4 and 3 for hitters and 3, 2 and 1 for pitchers, pulled toward the league average by 1,200 plate appearances or 134 innings, then adjusted for age. Playing time is half of last season plus a tenth of the one before, plus a floor. Value is the sum of z-scores in 5x5 roto categories (R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG; W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP) against a 12-team league's drafted pool, measured over a replacement-level starter at the player's best position. Positions use 2026 games: 20 at a spot, or 5 starts or 8 relief outings for pitchers. Saves follow the role a pitcher ended2026 in on his club's depth chart. Every number comes from MLB's own Stats API.

By the Parlae deskRankings updated Oct 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number