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J.T. Realmuto doesn’t think he’ll reach free agency

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J.T. Realmuto had an impressive first season with the Phillies. (Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire)

Even as he prepares for an arbitration case that will nominally pit him against the Phillies, catcher J.T. Realmuto still believes his long-term future will be in Philadelphia.

“I could see myself staying in Philadelphia and playing my entire career here,” Realmuto told John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia. “Also being one year away from free agency, that wouldn’t be bad for me either. But I don’t think it will get to that.