Patrick Bailey

Bailey set personal bests with 135 games and 452 plate appearances, catching the fourth-most innings in MLB and leading all catchers with 19 defensive runs saved-nearly double the total of the runner-up. Unfortunately, unless your league rewards defense, that elite glove does little to move the needle. Even with a workload that ranked 13th among catcher-eligible players, Bailey finished just 37th in home runs, 17th in runs, and 14th in RBIs, while posting the sixth-lowest batting average among catchers with at least 350 plate appearances. The core issue is simple: he strikes out too often, and the contact he does make is weak. While some strong defenders eventually carry their hand-eye skills to the plate, Bailey's rising strikeout rate points the other way, leaving him relevant mainly as a volume-driven second catcher in deep formats. Read Past Outlooks