All of that time and creativity spent on “J.T. Realmuto to the Mets” trade scenarios proved to be a waste. Pending a physical, free agent catcher Wilson Ramos will sign with New York, as first reported by VDM Radio’s Daniel Álvarez Montes. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Spots tweets that it’s a two-year deal. He will be guaranteed $19.5 million, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, plus a 2021 club option.
Fully recovered from a torn ACL, Ramos raked in 2018. His .306/.358/.487 slash line and 131 wRC+ were extremely comparable to Realmuto’s.