The Marlins’ plans with two of their key position player pieces are coming into focus.
Catcher J.T. Realmuto, who is under team control through 2020, said his conversations with the Marlins have left him with the impression that the Marlins intend to make a long-term contract offer this winter.
“We are looking forward to speaking to him during the offseason and hopefully it’s something we can work out and keep him a Marlin for the foreseeable future,” Marlins president/baseball operations Michael Hill said Tuesday. “He is having a great year on both sides of the ball. It has been a tremendous offensive season for him and defensively he continues to grow as he runs our pitching staff.