The latest rumors last week had the Washington Nationals as the “team most heavily engaged in trade discussions” with the Miami Marlins for their 26-year-old catcher J.T. Realmuto, according to Sirius/XM host Craig Mish.
FanRag’s Jon Heyman too reported on Twitter that the Nationals were at least, “... among teams trying to reel in [Realmuto].”
Realmuto reportedly requested a trade after watching the Fish deal big pieces of their roster away as part of a rebuild under new ownership this winter.
This afternoon, MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro is reporting that, “[t]he Nationals are one of the clubs most interested, and they may also be the favorites to land the rising star,” while noting that Washington is not the only team in the mix for the four-year veteran who is relatively affordable and under team control through 2020.