I have been saying this for some time, as those of you who read Marlin Maniac know, so when I write that the Marlins may keep catcher J.T. Realmuto on the roster at the beginning of the 2019 MLB season, please know the trade market may force that possibility.
Would it be such a bad thing to keep the best and most marketable player on the team’s roster heading into the second season of a rebuilding project that is expected to take at least another two years? Would Realmuto have a change of heart if this franchise were to shock the baseball world and win 80 games in 2019?