2011 Fantasy Baseball Catcher Rankings Outlook: Having a productive fantasy catcher is certainly a nice boost on any team and this year there are plenty of options but a clear cut top two. Mauer and Posey both should go in the first 20 picks of your draft and both will have productive years. Mauer has been so consistent and productive over the last few seasons while Posey was a monster ever since the Giants called him up to the big leagues.

Another youngster we really like is Carlos Santana he is a little bit of a risk/reward player but his upside is too good to pass on if you do not land Mauer, Posey or the always consistent Victor Martinez.

As you move down our list you start to get the question marks but all have upside. McCann and Soto has shown they can have great seasons while Wieters and Montero has talent to be very productive players. In the later rounds you can find Mike Napoli and Posada who both can put up good power numbers for you.

Draft-Day Advice: If you are going to wait on a catcher that is a fine strategy just don’t wait too long because once you get out of the top few tiers there is not much upside at this position.

The following are our 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings, which are based on standard 5×5 scoring and take into account projected stats as well as upside and risk. Offensive categories include BA, HRs, Runs, RBIs, and SBs. Pitching categories are Wins, ERA, WHIP, Ks, and Saves. Although several players are eligible at multiple positions, they are listed at the position that they will most likely play the most in 2011. All leagues have different position eligibility requirements so be sure to check your settings before draft day.

2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP | RP | Draft Day Cheatsheet

Tier	Rank	Player	Tm	AB	H	AVG	HR	R	RBI	SB
1	1	Joe Mauer	MIN	510	167	0.327	9	88	75	1
1	2	Buster Posey	SF	406	124	0.305	18	58	67	0
2	3	Victor Martinez	DET	493	149	0.302	20	64	79	1
2	4	Carlos Santana	CLE	150	39	0.26	6	23	22	3
2	5	Brian McCann	ATL	479	129	0.269	21	63	77	5
3	6	Geovany Soto	CHC	322	90	0.28	17	47	53	0
3	7	Matt Wieters	BAL	446	111	0.249	11	37	55	0
3	8	Miguel Montero	ARZ	297	79	0.266	9	36	43	0
3	9	Kurt Suzuki	OAK	495	120	0.242	13	55	71	3
4	10	Mike Napoli	TEX	453	108	0.238	26	60	68	4
4	11	Jorge Posada	NYY	383	95	0.248	18	49	57	3
4	12	Carlos Ruiz	PHI	371	112	0.302	8	43	53	0
4	13	John Jaso	TB	339	89	0.263	5	57	44	4
4	14	John Buck	FLA	409	115	0.281	20	53	66	0
5	15	Chris Iannetta	COL	188	37	0.197	9	20	27	1
5	16	Ryan Doumit	PIT	406	102	0.251	13	42	45	1
5	17	J.P. Arencibia	TOR	35	5	0.143	2	3	4	0
5	18	Russell Martin	NYY	331	82	0.248	5	45	26	6
5	19	Jesus Montero	NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	20	Josh Thole	NYM	202	56	0.277	3	17	17	1
6	21	Miguel Olivo	SEA	394	106	0.269	14	55	58	7
6	22	A.J. Pierzynski	CWS	474	128	0.27	9	43	56	3
6	23	Yadier Molina	STL	465	122	0.262	6	34	62	8

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