The central theory of this post isn’t new, but Saturday’s developments have brought it to the forefront. Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia wrote all the back on January 1, which honestly feels like two months ago at this point, that the Phillies could view Willson Contreras as “the best Plan B” should JT Realmuto opt to sign elsewhere.
That matches up with Patrick Mooney’s assertion that the Cubs could market Contreras to teams that miss out on Realmuto, which is a far cry from the report that they were “extensively shopping“ Contreras.