It’s fairly surprising that the J.T. Realmuto trade was not completed at the 2018 Winter Meetings. He wants to win now, the Marlins don’t want to pay what it takes to lock him up through their competitive window, and plenty of other MLB teams want him. We can all see what direction this is headed. Fish Stripes will introduce our first-ever staff prospect rankings next week, and I’m hoping that the top of the list features at least one new arrival.
However, the Marlins front office is determined to get a huge return for baseball’s best catcher.