The Atlanta Braves were tied to J.T. Realmuto all offseason, but I don’t think talks were ever that serious.
Right or wrong, the Marlins wanted a king’s ransom for the possibly the best catcher in baseball. I thought they were off their rocker with that asking price, and I think they ultimately settled for a decent offer from the Philadelphia Phillies.
Probably no one in the world took a bigger sigh of relief on Thursday than Tyler Flowers. Many thought that if the Braves did trade for Realmuto that Flowers would be the odd man out.