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ANALYSIS: Dioner Navarro is not the sexiest name in fantasy baseball, but don't be fooled - the guy can produce if given the chance to show it.
Fantasy catchers often go underutilized unless leagues require that two backstops be started. Navarro might reside in a second tiered catcher spot in most leagues but in a high powered offense such as Toronto he might find himself in the upper tier sooner than later.
Navarro has been hampered by injuries throughout his career but certain stats have not changed regardless of how many at bats he gets. The low K totals will help in points and h2h leagues tremendously. In 139 games in 2014, he struck out a minuscule 69 times and added 32 walks.
Navarro can give owners some power from a fantasy production abyss of a position such as catcher and should see a timeshare with Russell Martin if he keeps hitting. Players such as Mike Zunino, J.T. Realmuto, Travis D'arnaud and Kurt Suzuki are owned at a higher rate than Navarro and have had subpar years at best. Navarro has a chance to be a solid replacement for any of them right now.
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