From Buster Posey to Ryan Doumit to Nick Hundley, there certainly are a lot of injuries to catchers right now. JP Arenicibia has been a top ten catcher all year and is still available in over forty percent of fantasy leagues nationwide.
Analysis: Regardless of league format, the fact that JP Arencibia is still available in fantasy leagues is absolutely shocking. We’re talking about a twenty-five year old that is third in the majors among catchers in home runs with eight, eighth in runs with eighteen and fifth in RBI with twenty-six. You just cannot ignore Arencibia’s power, he hit 32 homers in just 104 Triple A games last year. He is easily a top ten catcher right now and in the foreseeable future. Arencibia is currently on a five game hitting streak with four runs and two RBI in that span. You can no longer overlook this power hitting catcher in any fantasy format, period. He is a legit twenty homer a year player that seemingly no one wants to give any love to.
Projection: Expect 20 home runs with 50 runs and 75 RBI as Arencibia’s 2011 totals. His batting average is hovering in the .250 range now and it shouldn’t dip below .240 unless his strike out rate goes up significantly.