Nos. 30-26

Moore was a candidate to be a top 10 pick in the 2024 draft before a lackluster draft-eligible sophomore season at Stanford where he hit .255/.414/.553 with 16 home runs and an 18.0 percent walk rate. The Rangers still took him at No. 30 overall, and his on-base skills and power give him a high offensive floor, but his bat will have to carry his value as an average-at-best defender.

A two-year starter at Vanderbilt where he hit .345/.430/.605 with 29 home runs and 129 RBI in 146 games, Keegan was a fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft and the 10th catcher off the board in a draft class that also included Dalton Rushing and Drake Baldwin. A well-rounded defender, he hit .285/.371/.435 with 35 extra-base hits in 104 games at Double-A last season to solidify his status as the catcher of the future in Tampa Bay.

The Tigers took Dingler with the No. 38 pick in the same 2020 draft class where they selected Spencer Torkelson at No. 1 overall, and while he has taken some time to hit his stride in pro ball, he broke out last season with a .308/.379/.559 line and 17 home runs in 71 games at Triple-A. A plus athlete who played center field as a freshman at Ohio State, he has made the most of his opportunity in the early going this year with Jake Rogers on the injured list.

The top catching prospect in the 2026 draft class by a sizable margin after he somewhat surprisingly made it to campus, Carns has an .849 OPS with six home runs in 36 games as a true freshman this spring. He turned 20 years old at the beginning of April and will be draft-eligible as a sophomore, so he will be one to watch this summer if he suits up in the Cape Cod League or for Team USA.

One of the best teenage catching prospects in baseball right now, Duno hit .267/.367/.422 with 11 extra-base hits in 32 games at Single-A last season while throwing out 9 of 31 base stealers. A broken rib ended his season prematurely at the end of May, but he is so far ahead of the developmental curve for a catcher that should not be a major setback. The tools are all there for him to be a franchise catcher, there is just always risk projecting a backstop who is still so far from the big leagues.

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