Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen will be on the bench for Friday's game against Matt Boyd and the Detroit Tigers. Luke Maile will draw in behind the plate and bat ninth. Maile has a .210 average across 171 games in his MLB career. He has no fantasy value whatsoever. The 23-year-old Jansen is the catcher to own in Toronto. He was 0-for-3 with a strikeout on Opening Day but has possible breakout potential after batting .275 with 12 home runs and 58 RBI at Triple-A Buffalo last season.

Its no secret that teams are relying more and more heavily on young hitters and pitchers to not only fill out the 25-man rosters but to be key, impactful members of the club. That, in turn, means that prospect watching and analysis plays an increasingly important part of fantasy baseball. Jumping on the promising, raw power hitter or strong-armed starting pitcher at just the right moment can make or break a fantasy baseball season. Did you know there were 11 rookie hitters in 2018 that produced [...]

As we enter the final stretch for drafting it is time to take a look at the latest iteration of points leagues rankings from our amazing hard working rankings staff. Few things in fantasy baseball are more miserable for many than discussing catchers, with perhaps just injuries and suspensions taking the crown. However, getting the right catcher can be important as there can be wild swings in the points to plate appearance ratios among the position. Fortunately, in most points leagues you only ne[...]

As you get ready for last-minute drafts or reflect on recent results, we wanted to give our staff the chance to share theirleast favorite preseason ADP values.We recently polled some of our fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are likely to avoid in the early rounds of fantasy drafts. [...]

Oh yeah. You knew @Roto_Dubs was closing this bad boy. After all that soft cheddar you gotta bring that Jordan Hicks FIRE in the ninth!I kid, my colleagues are MOSTLY terrific (*sideways glance at Kyle*).Love doing these every year, no matter how tragic the final results are.This series is a chance to take our unfulfilled desires and hopeful predictions for the coming season and then take them to a place that nobody would expect.Is this list mostly based on my own personal affinities and disdain[...]

Its not enough to just be overflowing with talent to have a good rookie season. You also need to have an opportunity. And $1 buys, or late-round selections likely wont win you a championship on their own but most championship seasons in fantasy baseball need a little luck from those picks or a lucky waiver wire selection.Today were going to look at rookie catchers (and one sophomore) that may very well help you in 2019 that may have been overlooked by other fantasy managers in your league. Chanc[...]

We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with everyone's favorite - the catcher position.[...]

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Catching, as a position, has gotten the brunt of fantasy angst over the past few seasons, with an aggregate wRC+ well below league average. And yet, this is precisely the reason that owners should be looking to add the young talent that will be taking these spots in the Majors sooner rather than later. Owning talent at the spot will save owners from being forced to reach in drafts for catchers, or, on the other hand, stop them from having to scan the waiver wire to get anything out of the positi[...]