Justin O'Conner

O’Conner simply cannot hit. It may seem harsh to say that about a prospect who has not yet played above Double-A, but at this point it is a fair statement. Even when he was taken with the 31st pick in the 2010 draft, there were major questions about his hit tool, and those concerns have been validated many times since. He has the best arm of any catcher in the minor leagues, and he could be a plus defensive catcher in the big leagues, but if he is hitting .200 then fantasy owners will be unable to chase the counting stats that could come with his being in the lineup on most days. Unlike players like Christian Bethancourt and Austin Hedges, who have similar all-defense profiles behind the dish, O’Conner actually has above average power, so he could run into 18 homers if he played 130 games. But that still would not be enough production for his low batting average to be palatable in most formats.