Victor CaratiniMIN · C/1B

2026 review

Victor Caratini was a backup catcher who scraped out everyday-ish time: he hit .220/.312/.315 with a 20.9 K% and an 8.9 BB% over 382 PA across 106 games for MIN, adding 7 HR and 44 RBI, after signing as a free agent Jan 23. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 378, he finished 834th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 456 spots below, and 32nd of 103 catchers. His .285 wOBA ran 21 points below his .306 xwOBA over 382 PA, and his best month was Jun at .338 over 65 AB against .212 over 66 AB in Apr. The TDK LABS card tracked his playing time rising and falling with the catching room: in early May it flagged his starts compressing after an 11-start run, by mid-Jun it noted expanded reps once the room thinned out, by early Aug it had him elevated to primary catcher for the stretch run while still cold at the plate, and by late Sep it read him as a reserve bat scuffling through a stretch of reduced playing time.

NFBC position eligibility · 2026: C/1B · 2027: C/1B