Zack Collins Fantasy Baseball Updates - Ben Rosener’s MLB Beat

August 18, 2023

Ben Rosener looks at the fantasy baseball impact of the Cleveland Guardians reportedly calling up catcher Zack Collins from Triple-A on Thursday.

Major League Baseball’s regular season continues, and with it comes the daily influx of baseball news that fantasy managers missed in the winter months. Lineup news, regular waiver wire moves, pitching assignments, and bullpen usage.

This column aims to cover any fantasy baseball news, big or small, and how it pertains to your fantasy team. Has a player who's usually been hitting in the middle of a lineup suddenly batting eighth or ninth for an extended period? The fantasy implications will be covered here.

The same goes for injuries and injured list placements and whether or not you should consider picking up a player who was recently called up. Basically, any kernel of fantasy news and its relevance to fantasy managers could be covered here. Today, the news of the day is the Cleveland Guardians reportedly calling up catcher Zack Collins from Triple-A.

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Fantasy Baseball Impact Of The Cleveland Guardians Reportedly Calling Up Zack Collins

The Cleveland Guardians reportedly called up Zack Collins from Triple-A on Thursday, according to a tweet from MLB.com’s Mandy Bell:

For his Major League Baseball career, the 27-year-old is batting .185 with a .295 on-base percentage, 11 home runs, and a stolen base in 459 plate appearances in parts of four seasons since the start of the 2019 campaign.

He most recently appeared in the majors in 2022, splitting time between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2022, Collins turned in four home runs, a .155 batting average, and a .231 on-base percentage in 108 plate appearances, while also posting a 57 wRC+.

Fast forward to this season and Collins has enjoyed a quality year at the plate so far for Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate in Columbus, batting .255 with a .364 on-base percentage, 15 home runs, and four stolen bases in 470 plate appearances.

As a group, Guardians catchers have combined for a .177 average, a .250 on-base percentage, and a 52 wRC+. There’s certainly a need for production at the plate.

Rookie Bo Naylor is likely entrenched as the organization’s starting catcher moving forward. Collins is certainly a name to watch in deeper, two-catcher leagues if he can replicate some of his Triple-A production and form in the majors.

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