Adley Rutschman leads a youth movement at catcher. But who's the No. 2 backstop in baseball? Several new faces rank among the league's best.
After a dormant period with minimal hype for fresh backstops and veterans running the show, catchers are all the rave again thanks to a cluster of young stars with lots of pop. Half of our top 10 catchers in Major League Baseball are 26 years old or younger. These flashy prospects-turned-pros have pushed out catchers who, for most of their careers, had been used to being the best in the sport. Gone are the days of Salvador Pérez, Yasmani Grandal and Mitch Garver making headlines.
Contreras, too, edges Smith given his youth — he's almost three full years younger than Smith — and massive improvement behind the plate after moving into an everyday role in Milwaukee. But Smith, who turns 29 later this month, is still elite and worthy of being in the conversation for No. 2 overall. He's accrued just 13 errors and 18 passed balls over five years with the Dodgers and is coming off a long-deserved first All-Star selection.
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