Garrett Stubbs

Stubbs fills the clubhouse hype man part of the backup catcher role expertly, which is good news for the Phillies, as J.T. Realmuto's incredible durability doesn't leave Stubbs with much else to do. In Stubbs' two seasons in Philadelphia, Realmuto has left a total of 64 starts behind the plate available for other catchers; Martin Maldonado has been on the bench for 98 games over that stretch, while every other backstop has sat at least 100 times. That leaves Stubbs with virtually no path to fantasy relevance regardless of how he performs, though his performance last year in limited action did him no favors as far as future opportunities go. In 125 trips to the plate, he slashed just .204/.274/.283 with one home run and two steals. He did not record a single barrel. Stubbs did manage a far better .264/.350/.462 slash line in a similarly small amount of work in 2022, so if an injury to Realmuto does open up extended playing time, it's not impossible to envision Stubbs going on a run, but the likeliest scenario is his value remains limited to the post-game playlist. Read Past Outlooks