Here is a list of catchers owned in less than 50% of Y! Leagues, who are hopefully available for you on the waiver wire. They aren’t great, but beggars can’t be choosers…

John Buck 
48% owned in Y! Leagues25 R / 13 HR / 40 RBI / .265
Don’t overlook Buck. If you are a win-now kinda of fantasy player, then having Buck on your team may very well benefit you over a big name guy like Weiters. Buck’s problem has always been hitting for a decent average and so far he’s about 30 points above his career numbers. With three multi-homer games already, he could easily hit 25 by seasons end (he’s already halfway there with 13 and leads the league for catchers).

Buster Posey 
48% owned in Y! Leagues10 R / 1 HR / 10 RBI / .293
The rookie sensation has cooled off since his stellar start, watching his average drop 60 points in the past 10 games. Even with the drop-off Posey will find his groove again and when not starting as catcher will play 1B. Good keeper option.

Rod Barajas 
44% owned in Y! Leagues26 R / 11 HR / 31 RBI / .249
Again another catcher with a low average but on his way to 20+ homers. Playing for the red-hot Mets has certainly benefited Barajas. It's been a slow month though only hitting .196 with 3 RBIs. 

A.J. Pierzynski 
20% owned in Y! Leagues18 R / 4 HR / 20 RBI / .243
A.J. has turned it up the last month hitting .304 with 2 HR, 7 RBIs and 7 runs. For a position notoriously know for low BA, Pierzynski has somehow managed to keep a career average above .280.

Ronny Paulino 
16% owned in Y! Leagues25 R / 3 HR / 28 RBI / .305
There aren’t many everyday catchers out there but Paulino is on his way. He’s played 20 straight games only one behind Kendall and Martin this year for most in row. Not getting a ton of runs or RBIs but the average is above .300, so at least he won’t be hurting your team.

John Jaso 
6% owned in Y! Leagues20 R / 3 HR / 25 RBI / .271
Nothing spectacular here but at least he’s playing for the run-scoring Rays, so he may have more opportunities for RBIs than other players.

Matt Treanor 
1% owned in Y! Leagues17 R / 5 HR / 23 RBI / .234
Getting the majority of playing time in Texas, but low numbers all-around. Hope that he isn’t your only option.

Gerald Laird 
1% owned in Y! Leagues13 R / 2 HR / 13 RBI / .192
Worse numbers than Treanor, but at least he’s been hot as of late, batting .345 in the past eight games, with a homer and 7 RBIs.

Smaller League Possibilities
Carlos Santana 
54% owned in Y! Leagues8 R / 4 HR / 14 RBI / .333
It's doubtful that Santana is out there, but if he is, please please pick him up. Carlos is a stud in the making and a great keeper candidate. Since the callup he has better numbers than some of these guys have produced all year so far. 

Geovany Soto 
57% owned in Y! Leagues
25 R / 8 HR / 19 RBI / .270
Soto started off extremely strong but ran out of gas around the middle of May. He has though picked it back up since May 30th, hitting four HR and four multi-hit games. The potential is definitely there from his 2008 numbers (66/23/86/.285)

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