Key Stats: Brian McCann has been the steady force at the catcher position over the last six years. He has finished with at least 20 home runs every season except one (he hit 18), he is a career .286 hitter, and has a career .844 OPS. He's also only going to be 28 this coming season. If you are going to go big early on catcher, it's nice that there's a consistent player in his prime available.Skeptics Say: While other sites project McCann closer to the top 50, that may be a stretch. Since 2006, McCann has never finished in the top 100 in Yahoo's player ranking formula. He's been good, but not spectacular. He's never finished with more than 24 home runs, never topped 100 RBI, and never topped 70 runs scored. Unlike many of the other top catchers he's competed with for fantasy supremecy, McCann doesn't find a way to crack the lineup when he isn't catching.
Peer Comparison: Every site has Carlos Santana ranked ahead of McCann and one (CBS) even ha...
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