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Cockcroft's Top 25 Catchers

Updated: March 27, 2012, 4:41 PM ET
By Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com

Tristan's rankings are based upon a standard, mixed Rotisserie league with 5x5 scoring. Position eligibility is determined based upon a minimum of 20 games, otherwise the position the player appeared at most in 2011. Players' listed ages are as of April 1, 2012. Player Rater rankings are only for the listed position, and include only players who qualify at that position for 2012.

Tristan H. Cockcroft's Top 25 Catchers

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Rank
Player
Team
Age
2011
Player
Rater
1 Mike Napoli Tex 30 2
2 Carlos Santana Cle 25 6
3 Brian McCann Atl 28 7
4 Matt Wieters Bal 25 8
5 Buster Posey SF 25 31
6 Alex Avila Det 25 3
7 Joe Mauer Min 28 26
8 Miguel Montero Ari 28 4
9 Yadier Molina StL 29 5
10 Wilson Ramos Wsh 24 10
11 Russell Martin NYY 29 9
12 Kurt Suzuki Oak 28 19
13 Geovany Soto ChC 29 20
14 Jonathan Lucroy Mil 25 15
15 J.P. Arencibia Tor 26 11
16 Ryan Doumit Min 30 25
17 Carlos Ruiz Phi 33 16
18 Jarrod Saltalamacchia Bos 26 17
19 Chris Iannetta LAA 28 13
20 Ramon Hernandez Col 35 18
21 Devin Mesoraco Cin 23 67
22 John Buck Mia 31 23
23 Nick Hundley SD 28 22
24 Miguel Olivo Sea 33 12
25 Josh Thole NYM 25 29

Tristan H. Cockcroft is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com and a two-time champion of the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) experts league. You can e-mail him here, or follow him on Twitter @SultanofStat.

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