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ANALYSIS: Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes is a solid second catcher in deeper, two-catcher formats. There were some other catchers ahead of him, ownership-numbers-wise, but he is the only one in that group that's hitting above his weight. Gomes is not going to contend for a batting title, but .244 is a darn sight better than some of those other catchers.
What can distinguish Gomes is that he has hit four homers and is a part of a strong Indians lineup. He also has seen his walk rate jump over 7% in each of the last two seasons (7.3% this season) and has a .430 slugging percentage (his highest since 2014).
Use Gomes as a second catcher, or a decent backup in deeper formats, as he does have 15 home run potential and produce some runs as well for the Tribe.
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