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CDG says only 13 catchers in my 10-team 2 catcher NL only Roto league have positive value. Is this a flaw or should I avoid having a 2nd active catcher, instead going for a catcher who is not out for the season or out of baseball?
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I would say it depends on your position in counting stats and especially AVG.
a very strong across-the-board offense has no need for a crap 2nd C.
but a high-AVG but low-power squad likely would gain "Standings Points" even if that 2nd C sucks.NL 11-team 5x5 auction keeper. no bench, limited 'free' moves #oldschool
our owners have a combined 340 or so years of experience in this 42-year-old league -
I strongly advocate turning on the Forced Position slider when you run the Custom Draft Guide to reflect the required positional distribution in your league.
It's not a flaw. Some folks (definitely not me) think it's better to not turn on that option. I would at least make it the default."America is an effort. We are a nation born of risk and adversity--of fearful seas to cross just to get here in the first place, of land to clear, floods, epidemic disease, of slave chains and city slums and terrible winters on the high plains." -- David McCulloughComment
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It's not a flaw. But it doesn't mean there are only 13 catchers who are worth rostering. It means there are only 13 catchers who produce more than a replacement-level non-catcher. You cannot put one of those replacements at catcher, so a $0 value or a negative value isn't automatically disqualifying for a catcher.
When I run the CDG for my 10-team NL-only league (4x4), I see that Yasmani Grandal is on the list of sub-zero catchers in 2024 and also finished with a sub-zero value in 2023. He hit 8 HR and 33 RBI last year, to go along with a .231 BA in 368 AB. Any team would be helped more by a batter with 8 HR and 33 RBI than a batter with 0 HR and 0 RBI. I don't know how badly that BA will hurt a team, but since it's just 368 AB, it can't be that much.
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Thanks, Michael and Jon.AnalystComment
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