I quoted backup since that's not fully the case at the moment. With Travis d'Arnaud hurt (again) and shut down (again), K-Plaw is getting regular playing time (again).

The difference this year is that Plawecki is finally starting to hit a little bit. He's still only 12% owned in CBSSports leagues, but I expect that to start rising over the next week or two.

Here is a link to Kevin's FanGraphs page.

Kevin is 6 for his last 18 and has hit safely in 5 straight appearances, including his first homer of the season, to the tune of a .333 average. He's not going to continue hitting nearly that high, but we don't have too much of a sample size yet this season to really tell where he's going to settle in.

As you can see, his BABIP is a bit deflated over the last 2 years, but not by a lot. His batting average should come up to somewhere in the .240 - .250 range in the near future. His walk rate is up and his K rate is down from last year, so he's showing he's a bit more disciplined at the plate.

With Travis d'Arnaud being shut down after receiving a PRP injection for his sore shoulder and having no time table for return, Plawecki will be getting regular reps as the Mets backstop for the next few weeks at least. This wouldn't normally warrant too much excitement, but even when d'Arnaud does come back Plawecki should still be with the team and play a couple of times a week. At that point, I wouldn't recommend hanging on to him unless d'Arnaud got hurt again (which seems very likely these days).

The Mets lineup is feast or famine nowadays, but when they feast, they FEAST, and sometimes those extra dingers filter their way all the way through the lineup. Just look to Noah Syndergaard stepping up last night with 2 homers to carry the team.

We're not going to see any kind of all star numbers from him, but Kevin Plawecki should be a decent addition in 2 Catcher leagues or any leagues that roster 300+ players.

Add In: 12+ team leagues or any league that starts multiple catchers. Must Add if d'Arnaud owner.