Joe Mauer
For nearly four years now, Joe Mauer has been considered Fantasy's top catcher. Although his new home field (Target Field) is now considered a pitcher's park, Mauer's swing is nearly slump-proof and I would start him every game, regardless of pitching matchup. After 2009's monster season, Mauer calmed down with his production, hitting only 9 home runs. Normally, this would be awful for any position, but Mauer's high average and middle of the lineup presence should see his production go back up again. In 2009, Mauer's 28 bombs topped the position (Victor Martinez was second with 23), but he moved to a new ballpark, and Mauer's production greatly diminished. Yes, all of the talk about currents is true, and yes you should probably check the weather before a night game, but it is safe to say that Joe Mauer is the consensus top catcher. Although I would not recommend drafting Mauer before the 25th pick, some strategies involve scooping the best players, at their respective positions, earlier.
Projection :
AVG-.330
R-100
HRS-15
RBI-110
SB-1
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