Baseball is one of those sports where you know that the proverbial “passing of the torch” and you can almost see exactly when it’s happening. An aging infielder who starts to cede his position to the younger, more talented prospect. The starting pitcher whose appearances aren’t as long anymore suddenly gets released. It’s difficult to watch sometimes, but it is part of the game.
J.T. Realmuto is not the #BCIB anymore. The torch has been passed on to someone else, that player subject to debate (Smith, Rutschman, etc.). There were enough signs in his game last year that makes one wonder if Realmuto is even in the top ten as a catcher, but I’m still not sure we can bet against him returning to a loftier status.