Sorry, Bryce Harper, JT Realmuto isn’t going to stay with the Phillies. If reports are true, Realmuto’s eyes are set on around $200 million for his next contract.
Joe Mauer holds the record for annual average value for a catcher with $23 million per year in his 8-year/ $184 million contract. That contract extension kicked in for Mauer’s age 28 season.
Before Mauer got his extension, he won the 2009 AL MVP award. He was named to 4 All-Star teams. He finished 4 times within the 10-top of MVP voting and won 4 Silver Sluggers and 3 gold gloves.