The Miami Marlins continue to field inquiries about catcher J.T. Realmuto as the Baseball Winter Meetings come to an end. While it is believed as many as 14 franchises have shown real interest, there is only a handful that has the necessary chess pieces to make a deal happen.
While nothing truly materialized in Las Vegas over the last week, what did happen was the sea parted about, with the organizations that wanted to kick the tires moving out the way for those that are truly involved in trade talks.
“He’s a special talent,” Michael Hill, president of baseball operations, said Wednesday evening.