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In 2019, J.T. Realmuto cemented his status as best catcher in baseball

On February 7, 2019, prior to signing superstar Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies general manager Matt Klentak made a big win-now move, trading top prospect Sixto Sanchez and young catcher Jorge Alfaro to the Miami Marlins as part of a package for All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto.

After this trade, along with the acquisitions of Harper, Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura, the Phillies had suddenly added four former All-Stars to a group that had won 80 games in the year prior.

However, despite the additions, the team failed to meet expectations in an 81-81 season. But while many things went very wrong for the 2019 Phillies, one thing went even better than planned – the acquisition of Realmuto.