{"id":16050,"date":"2019-02-07T14:47:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T19:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=16050"},"modified":"2019-02-07T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T19:50:02","slug":"phillies-acquire-jt-realmuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/02\/07\/phillies-acquire-jt-realmuto\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Philadelphia Phillies Acquire J.T. Realmuto from Miami Marlins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It may have taken a while, but it appears the Miami Marlins have finally dealt All-Star catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/realmjt01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Realmuto<\/a><\/strong>. It was reported Thursday that the Marlins are sending Realmuto to the Philadelphia Phillies. The move gives the Phillies the most complete catcher in MLB who will slide into the middle of a dangerous lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Bowden was the first to report the deal:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Phillies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Phillies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marlins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Marlins<\/a> deal agreed upon. 4 players going to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marlins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Marlins<\/a> including Sanchez and Alfaro in return for Realmuto.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Bowden\u26be\ufe0f (@JimBowdenGM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBowdenGM\/status\/1093591467384360961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: Philadelphia Phillies Acquire JT Realmuto from Miami Marlins<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>The Deal<\/h3>\n<p>Many viewed a trade involving Realmuto as simply a matter of time following the beginning of Miami&#8217;s rebuild. The Marlins traded outfielders\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stantmi03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giancarlo Stanton<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yelicch01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Yelich<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ozunama01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcell Ozuna<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>leading up to the 2018 season. Among that group, Stanton won the 2017\u00a0NL MVP while Yelich would win the NL MVP for 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Following those moves and a disappointing team record in 2018, Realmuto&#8217;s agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishstripes.com\/2018\/10\/31\/18047066\/jt-realmuto-will-not-sign-contract-extension-agent-says-marlins-catcher-miami-trade-rumors\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made it public<\/a> that Realmuto did not intend to re-sign with the Marlins once a free agent. After that revelation, it seemed all but certain Realmuto would suit up for another team to start 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In exchange for the coveted backstop, Miami received four players. Among those is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alfarjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jorge Alfaro<\/a><\/strong>, a young catcher who will fill the void as Miami&#8217;s new starting catcher. RHP prospect <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=sanche000six&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sixto Sanchez<\/a> <\/strong>and LHP prospect <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=stewar010wil&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Stewart<\/a> <\/strong>are among the other players heading back to Miami. The fourth piece is reported by Ken Rosenthal <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/1093593865456623617\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as an international bonus slot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Realmuto&#8217;s Track Record<\/h3>\n<p>No matter how you break down Realmuto&#8217;s numbers, he consistently comes out as the premier catcher in baseball. He slashed .277\/.340\/.484 with 21 home runs, 30 doubles, 74 runs scored, and 74 RBI, accomplishing all of that on a terrible Miami squad. Realmuto led all catchers with 4.8 fWAR, more than a win higher than\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grandya01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yasmani Grandal<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(3.6) in second place. He did so while appearing in 15 fewer games than Grandal.<\/p>\n<p>Defensively, Realmuto still grades quite well. His Defense rating on Fangraphs (explained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/library\/defense\/def\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) came in at 8.2, good for 11th in all of baseball. For comparison, the MLB leader was\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/contrwi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willson Contreras<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>at 14.5. Though not the top defensive catcher in the game, Realmuto still finished ahead of other notable catchers in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/poseybu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buster Posey<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/molinya01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yadier Molina<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on the metric.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to see the draw to Realmuto&#8217;s services. The price for Philadelphia may have been steep, but there&#8217;s no denying Realmuto should be viewed as a game-changer, both for the lineup and in the field. Only time will tell if he can help bring another World Series back to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"dq8O9uGWT3x3OCHVcHZ8xA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1060948248\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dq8O9uGWT3x3OCHVcHZ8xA',sig:'zx7KGn_stRgR_oE2EZok_dQOcLsDD_aSDK05WSeubvc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1060948248',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of speculation, the Philadelphia Phillies reportedly acquire catcher JT Realmuto from the Miami Marlins for four pieces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1230,"featured_media":16139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,20,926,1071,35,23],"tags":[68,1901,2268,71,69,2375],"class_list":["post-16050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-marlins","category-milb","category-mlb","category-news","category-phillies","tag-baseball","tag-jorge-alfaro","tag-jt-realmuto","tag-miami-marlins","tag-mlb","tag-sixto-sanchez"],"modified_by":"Paul Harvey","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}