Fantasy Baseball 2014: Tiered Rankings For Catchers

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Over the next few days, I'll be releasing my tiered positional ranks (with my 2014 projections included). The purpose of these ranks is to show readers where there are major talent drop-offs within each position. For catchers, there are five tiers and the top tier consists of two guys and one of them -- contrary to most rankings I've seen -- is not Yadier Molina.

Tier 5

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Tier 5

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19. T. d’Arnoud, NYM
50 R, 11 HR, 50 RBI, 0 SB, .251 AVG

20. J.P. Arencibia, TEX
46 R, 21 HR, 63 RBI, 1 SB, .212 AVG

21. A. Avila, DET
48 R, 12 HR, 59 RBI, 2 SB, .237 AVG

22. D. Mesoraco, CIN
43 R, 14 HR, 50 RBI

Tier 5 Cont'd

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Tier 5 Cont'd

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15. A.J. Pierzynski, BOS
45 R, 11 HR, 57 RBI, 0 SB, .266 AVG

16. J. Saltalamacchia, MIA
52 R, 15 HR, 54 RBI, 2 SB, .241 AVG

17. R. Martin, PIT
53 R, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 8 SB, .217 AVG

18. C. Ruiz, PHI
45 R, 6 HR, 48 RBI, 2 SB, .272 AVG

Tier 4

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Tier 4

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12. M. Montero, ARI
58 R, 14 HR, 72 RBI, 0 SB, .260 AVG

13. J. Castro, HOU
59 R, 16 HR, 60 RBI, 1 SB, .261 AVG

14. Y. Gomes, CLE
59 R, 17 HR, 56 RBI, 1 SB, .257 AVG

Tier 3

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Tier 3

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8. E. Gattis, ATL
52 R, 26 HR, 77 RBI, 0 SB, .261 AVG

9. J. Lucroy, MIL
50 R, 15 HR, 66 RBI, 5 SB, .293 AVG

10. W. Ramos, WAS
47 R, 22 HR, 65 RBI, 0 SB, .278 AVG

11. M. Wieters, BAL
66 R, 19 HR, 77 RBI, 2 SB, .242 AVG

Tier 2

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Tier 2

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6. C. Santana, CLE
77 R, 22 HR, 77 RBI, 4 SB, .254 AVG

7. J. Mauer, MIN
73 R, 12 HR, 65 RBI, 3 SB, .302 AVG

Tier 2 Cont'd

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Tier 2 Cont'd

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3. Y. Molina, STL
63 R, 14 HR, 74 RBI, 6 SB, .298 AVG

4. S. Perez, KC
59 R, 16 HR, 77 RBI, 0 SB, .302 AVG

5. B. McCann, NYY
56 R, 27 HR, 72 RBI, 2 SB, .278 AVG