In 2018, the average catcher in fantasy baseball posted a WRC+ of 90. That means that, on average, a catcher in the Majors was ten percent worse than any other position. If this does not show the dearth of talent right now for fantasy owners at the position than nothing will. This, in fact, keeps a trend moving. Some blame the role of defense for the drop in offensive production; others say this is just a bad crop. [...]

John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Giants will announce the signing of their first-round pick Joey Bart in the next two days. Bart was the second overall pick in this years draft and is a strong defensive catcher with power. Bart is coming out of college and even with Buster Posey cemented behind the dish, there is a still a strong chance that Bart can rise through the system quickly. Shea reports that Bart is expected to get at least a $7 million signing bonus.