J.T. Realmuto finished his first season in a Phillies uniform in 2019 after being traded from the Miami Marlins in exchange for highly touted pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez, Jorge Alfaro, and Will Stewart.
Realmuto came as a significant upgrade behind the plate to Alfaro, who had a strong arm but was often errant in his throws on stolen base attempts and inconsistent at the plate.
Realmuto finished the season with a 5.7 fWAR (Fangraphs WAR) after posting an .820 OPS, 25 HR, and 83 RBI. For the catcher position, that’s as good as you’ll see anywhere.