Fantasy Baseball 2015: Week 5’s Buy-Low, Sell-High Trade Advice – Bleacher Report

2015 Stats: .345 BA, 16 R, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 0 SB (100 PA)

Despite not even being eligible at catcher at the very beginning of the season, Stephen Vogt now is the top fantasy performer at the position so far, going by ESPN Fantasy Baseball’s Player Rater.

That’s a difficult kind of player to hand over via swap, especially at the always-too-shallow backstop spot, where having a good one puts you a leg up on the rest of your leaguemates.

But in Vogt’s case, you might be better off proceeding cautiously and acting pre-emptively here. For one thing, this isn’t exactly a young up-and-comer. Vogt is 30, which is getting up there for a professional baseball player. For another, he has a 25.9 HR/FB rate that is well out of character for someone whose career mark is 10.0.

And for a third thing, Vogt has never played more than half a season in the majors, so it’s fair to wonder not only how well he’ll hold up all year long, but also how he’ll adjust once pitchers start to figure him out.

In other words, see what you can get for him, especially at a time when just about every other owner is seeking some sort of quality catcher with the likes of Jonathan Lucroy, Yan Gomes and Travis d’Arnaud out and Devin Mesoraco ailing.

Statistics are accurate through Thursday, May 7, and courtesy of MLB.com, Baseball-Reference.com and FanGraphs, unless otherwise noted.

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