A quiet Atlanta Braves offseason revved into high gear for a brief period on Thursday when FanSided’s Robert Murray reported that the Braves were “circling on” free agent catcher J.T. Realmuto along with some west coast teams. It is always tough parsing rumors and this one felt more like it was probably coming from Realmuto’s camp in an effort to help drive up the price for the Phillies and other interested parties. Not to mention how close to the vest that Alex Anthopoulos and company usually play these type of things.
Anthopoulos has had reported interest in Realmuto for years and there is little doubt that the Braves have checked in with him.