If you were to take out the never-ending injury problems that have
plagued his very underrated career to this point, New York Mets catcher Wilson
Ramos would universally be looked at as a top option at the position in almost
all fantasy baseball leagues each spring. The fact of the matter though
is that Ramos' well-documented history of getting hurt has made him nothing
more than a mid-round pick each season but if you were to follow our lead like
we annually suggest in these pages, you took the plunge here anyways given the
vast upside. None other than the forward-thinking Rays made such a choice
and were rewarded with a performance out of Ramos that served as the impetus
for them to flip him to the Philadelphia Phillies at the July 31 deadline for
solid prospect haul. In terms of the numbers, Ramos hit 15 home runs,
drove in 70, and batted a collective .306 to finish as one of the best catchers
in 2018 fantasy baseball. So while we don’t love the move to pitching-leaning
Citi Field with the Mets, we can confidently say that the 31-year-old will hit
for a very good average for a catcher (above .300 two of the last three
seasons) and supply around 15-20 home runs. Yes, the injury risk remains
high (especially with no DH in the NL) but Ramos has few peers right now at the
position this season.
2019 PROJECTION: .288 17 HR 74 RBI 53 RBI 0 SB
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