Yan Gomes surging up the rankings
I assume Yan Gomes is the main reason the Indians let Mark Reynolds go. They probably know as well as anyone that the former Diamondbacks and Orioles slugger has another power surge in him, but why suffer through this crippling cold spell when they can just go with Gomes and live happily ever after?
That's basically what they've done in five games since, starting Gomes at catcher in four of them. With Reynolds out of the picture, first base and DH are all the more available for Carlos Santana, their opening day catcher who they've never really treated as a catcher.
Gomes has a .314 batting average and .893 OPS. Granted, those numbers are inflated by recent hot streak that has him hitting .500 (21 for 42) with two homers over his last 13 games, but with more regular playing time, his streaks might not be so exaggerating moving forward.
And with more regular playing time, he's a legitimate Fantasy asset. I've moved him all the way up to 20th at catcher in my rankings, but if you prefer the upside play, you could make a case for him as high as 16th.
