Anthony Bemboom

Bemboom opened the season on the Angels' taxi squad, joining the active roster in mid-August. He stayed through the end of the season. Bemboom's primary attribute as a prospect was controlling the strike zone. However, when he debuted in 2019, Bemboom fanned at a 37.5% clip with a 1.8 BB%. The second time around was much improved as he posted 21.7 K% and 11.7 BB% marks last year. In addition, Bemboom flashed power, fueled by a 20.0% HR/FB, his best as a professional. Bemboom wouldn't be the first backstop to develop pop later in his career. He's a flyball hitter, although flyballs in the yard are mostly outs, putting batting average at risk. The Angels brought in Kurt Suzuki and Bemboom was unlikely to win the primary role anyway. If he's the backup and his power carries over, he could be in play as a second catcher in AL-only formats.

After stops with the Rockies and Rays, Bemboom returned to the organization that drafted him in 2012 with a July trade to the Angels. His performance in 51 major-league plate appearances down the stretch was about as bad as you'll see at the highest level; Bemboom went 5-for-49 with 19 strikeouts against one walk (.283 OPS). He did provide some value behind the plate, but the Angels signed Jason Castro in January to serve as the primary backstop, leaving Bemboom to compete for the backup role. It was always difficult to imagine the Angels would break camp with Bemboom as their top option. He's shown better bat-to-ball skills in the minors, but with very little thump, never once reaching double-digit homers. This is not an appealing skill set whatsoever for fantasy.