How the Phillies got J.T. Realmuto (and why Marlins didn’t take other teams’ offers)

Feb 11 2019 by Fish Stripes

 

The Marlins were eventually willing to compromise on their initial asking price, but may have scared away a few suitors during the process.

The Marlins were reasonably compensated on Thursday when trading star catcher J.T. Realmuto to the Phillies. They came away with a new No. 1 prospect (Sixto Sánchez), a controllable and toolsy replacement behind the plate (Jorge Alfaro), a projectable left-hander (Will Stewart) and an extra $250,000 to allocate toward international amateur free...

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