Mitch GarverSEA · C

2026 review

Mitch Garver was a low-average, high-walk backup catcher for Seattle, hitting .175/.302/.294 with a 32.9 K% and a 14.8 BB% over 149 PA, adding 4 HR. He signed a minor league contract Feb 26, had his contract selected Mar 25, and was released Aug 4 before signing another minor league contract with the Yankees Aug 8. Taken in 199 of 674 drafts at ADP rank 1185, he finished 1186th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 56th of 103 catchers. His .278 wOBA ran 23 points below his .301 xwOBA over 149 PA. The TDK LABS card had him as the de-facto primary catcher by early May with Cal Raleigh out, then by late Jun back to a timeshare backup with a cold stretch but better expected numbers, then by late Jul a spot catcher on a favorable park factor despite the contact struggles, and by early Aug a backup stuck in a rotation, losing reps to the alternative.

NFBC position eligibility · 2026: C · 2027: C