Jose Trevino

Texas brought in Mitch Garver in the offseason making Trevino an expendable player which the Yankees gladly accepted after they traded away Gary Sanchez and found themselves in need of a catcher when Ben Rortvedt went down with an oblique injury. Trevino flourished with the Yankees with his best power numbers to date and stellar defense behind the dish which quickly allowed him to overtake Kyle Higashioka as the primary catcher . Trevino does not have any one standout offensive skill, but he hits in a deep lineup when it is healthy and ne can turn on a mistake to pull it out to left field. 7 of his 11 homers came off non-fastball and his execpted statistics on both breaking balls and changeups were much better than his actual numbers which speaks to how he was able to surprise us at the plate. The defense will keep him as the starting catcher, but look for him to maintain his production rather than take another step forward in 2023.

Trevino spent a brief period as the Rangers' number one catcher last season in between a demotion and a season-ending wrist injury. He appears set for a significant role behind the plate in 2021 with Jeff Mathis a free agent and Isiah Kiner-Falefa now a full-time infielder, but that's more by default than due to any particular skill on Trevino's part. The 28-year-old didn't project as anything more than a backup as a prospect, and he's hit like one (or worse) in his 217 plate appearances at the highest level thus far. His .250/.280/.434 line last season actually dragged his career wRC+ up, all the way to a rather poor 65. Given his age and the fact that he hit just .233/.272/.326 over his last three seasons in the minors, there's little reason to expect a sudden breakout. That leaves Trevino unworthy of much consideration outside of formats deep enough that any catcher with much playing time earns a spot.

Trevino got into 40 games for the Rangers in the back half of 2019 but looked generally out of his depth, posting a .258/.272/.383 slash line (59 wRC+) with just two homers. His batting average was at least respectable, and an empty batting average does have more value in most fantasy leagues than it does in real life, but there's little reason to expect him to even be able to repeat that next season. The 27-year-old hasn't been anywhere close to a good hitter in the minors, posting a .239/.278/.326 slash line in Double-A and a .226/.263/.336 line at the Triple-A level. With Robinson Chirinos back with the Rangers and veteran Jeff Mathis still under contract, Trevino will likely serve as the third catcher in the minors for much of the season. That's the role he's best suited for, judging by his past numbers, and it's unlikely he has much fantasy value even if he gets unexpected playing time.