Somehow, I knew this would happen. This is not an “I told you so” moment, but the growing sentiment amongst MLB teams and the national media is the Miami Marlins are asking way too much in their trade demands regarding catcher J.T. Realmuto.
It appears the front runners – Houston and the Los Angeles Dodgers – and teams on the fringe looking through the trade window are at an impasse with the organization. A deal could still get done, but it will take longer than expected.
As I said a few weeks ago, the longer it takes to solidify a deal, the better I like Miami’s chances of retaining Realmuto for the 2019 season or at least until the MLB Trade Deadline.