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Catchers to Stream: Week 4

Catcher news and streamer options for Week 4.

You’ve come to the right place to find all the catchers that are fit to stream. Here’s a look at each team’s schedule and their starting and backup catcher options. Scroll to the right to see the full week’s worth of matchups.

 

Depth Chart and Matchups

 

Playing Time Changes

  • With Adley Rutschman hit the IL with an ankle injury, Samuel Basallo will serve as the primary catcher for Baltimore. Sam Huff will fill in at backup for now over Maverick Handley; both were briefly called up following Rutschman’s injury and Huff looks to be the favorite for the moment with Handley back at Triple-A.
  • Gabriel Moreno figures to be in for an extended IL stay with an oblique injury. Adrian del Castillo and James McCann will split catching duties. Del Castillo figures to be the primary starter as long as he stays hot: he’s nine for 26 with one home run on the season.

 

Streaming Options

Adrian del Castillo – ARI (1% on Yahoo): Del Castillo is off to an excellent start and has a path to a full-time job with Gabriel Moreno facing an extended absence. He holds a .923 OPS with one home run in seven games, though he is getting a bit lucky with a .444 BABIP. This is a great opportunity to snag a full time catcher with offensive upside in very deep and NL-only leagues. He faces the White Sox next week if you’re just looking for a streamer.

Dillon Dingler – DET (34% on Yahoo): Dingler is doing everything right with the bat this season. Contact, power, low strikeouts – his Statcast is crimson across the board. To top it off, he’ll close out next week against the Reds in Cincinnati.

Luis Campusano – SDP (0% on Yahoo): Freddy Fermin has been drawing slightly more starts than Campusano, but Fermin sustained a minor head injury earlier this week and could miss a bit of time. The Padres will face the Angels to close out this week, and then enjoy three games at Coors to open the next. Both of the San Diego backstops are worth a look based on schedule alone, but Campusano’s .885 OPS is a lot more appealing than Fermin’s .496.

Ryan Jeffers – MIN (7% on Yahoo): There’s no hotter catcher right now than Ryan Jeffers. He’s batting .323 over the past two weeks with two home runs to his name. He’ll face some solid pitching from the Mets and Rays next week, but let’s hope he can keep things rolling a bit longer. He’s making much better contact than he did last year, and I think he’ll remain a strong option after he eventually cools down.

 

 

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Mitch Steinberg

Mitch Steinberg is a first-year staff writer here at Pitcher List. He graduated from Brandeis University in 2018 with degrees in Math and Economics and a minor in Philosophy. He works as a land-use consultant in Los Angeles and spends his weekends developing video games and his summers white water rafting.

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