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NL East Preview 2012: Catcher

By Ehsan Kassim

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In just over a month, pitchers and catchers will report to the first ever Spring Training for the Miami Marlins. I do not know about you guys, but I am suffering through baseball withdrawal currently. I cannot wait to see the new look Marlins take the field. With all of our off season additions, it will be very exciting to see what the team can do in 2012.

I know it may seem early, but today I will be starting an NL East preview series. Every day, I compare each teams players at each position. Today we are starting off with the catching position. We will take a look at each players projections for the 2012 season. I will then open a poll to allow you guys to vote for who you feel is the best catcher in the NL East.

Before we get started, let us take a look at each NL East team and who their starting catcher will be in 2012:

Brian McCann

ProjectionPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAWARHR
Bill James578.276.360.484.3573.924
Roto Champ566.272.360.465.3543.723
Fans754.280.363.458.3555.022

John Buck

ProjectionPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAWARHR
Bill James482.239.309.409.3081.717
Roto Champ450.240.316.398.3111.715
Fans518.241.306.383.3011.815

Josh Thole

ProjectionPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAWARHR
Bill James428.278.353.369.3161.93
Roto Champ383.291.371.365.3262.23
Fans485.275.352.360.3172.55

Carlos Ruiz

ProjectionPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAWARHR
Bill James497.271.360.400.3273.19
Roto Champ454.271.366.385.3292.67
Fans509.275.362.373.3243.27

Wilson Ramos

ProjectionPAAVGOBPSLGwOBAWARHR
Bill James425.267.317.431.3212.713
Roto Champ387.263.333.449.3352.914
Fans516.270.327.421.3243.314

According to these projections, we can draw this:

  1. Brian McCann
  2. Carlos Ruiz
  3. Wilson Ramos
  4. Josh Thole
  5. John Buck

The Braves have the clear advantage in the catching department. Carlos Ruiz and Wilson Ramos are very close to each other. Josh Thole has a slight advantage over John Buck for last place in the catching department.

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