Saturday, 20 April, 2019

  • Sports
  • Phillies get top catcher Realmuto from Marlins for 3 players

Phillies get top catcher Realmuto from Marlins for 3 players

Phillies get top catcher Realmuto from Marlins for 3 players Phillies get top catcher Realmuto from Marlins for 3 players
Noah Ferguson | 09 February, 2019, 12:43

Six days before the first workout of the spring for pitchers and catchers, the team on Thursday acquired J.T. Realmuto from the Miami Marlins for three players and worldwide signing bonus money (see story).

Along with Alfaro, the Phillies gave up 20-year-old right-hander Sixto Sanchez, their top prospect, and left-hander Will Stewart. However, the Mets and Yankees discussed a possible three-way trade with the Marlins for the All-Star catcher earlier this offseason, according to SNY's Andy Martino.

Craig Mish of MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM tweeted that he expects a deal to occur today, while MLB.com's Jon Morosi reported the growing momentum with the Philadelphia organization specifically.

"It's a possible steal [for the Marlins], I think", said one National League scout who has seen Alfaro and Sanchez.

"We did not have to trade J.T.", president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. He would check in periodically and said the talks with Marlins president of baseball operations Mike Hill didn't "heat up" until Sunday.

The 2018 season was Alfaro's first full year in the big leagues.

The Phillies continue to make improvements to their roster and they haven't even spent stupid money yet. The last player involved in the deal is a pitcher that took some time to develop but looks to be a back half of the rotation guy or someone that could be turned into a useful pen arm. He's expected to start this year in Double-A, and Stewart will begin in Single-A. Defensively, Realmuto committed just seven errors in 879 chances behind the plate for a.992 fielding mark and threw out 25 of 53 players attempting to steal a base (32 percent). He's hit.282 with four home runs and 13 RBIs in 103 career at-bats at CBP. He set career highs last season in home runs (21), RBI (74) and slugging (.484) en route to his first MLB All-Star nomination and Silver Slugger Award. Their 80-82 record a year ago - good for a third-place finish, 10 games behind the division-winning Braves - included an ugly 16-33 finish over the season's final two months. But that means, as free agency heads into the second week of February, there are still plenty of free agent and trade rumors buzzing around.

Amazon may end NYC headquarters plans due to backlash
‘We're Not Beggars,’ Maduro Says, Barring Way for Food Trailers

Recommended

loading...
...

‘We're Not Beggars,’ Maduro Says, Barring Way for Food Trailers ‘We're Not Beggars,’ Maduro Says, Barring Way for Food Trailers On Wednesday the Venezuelan military, which backs Maduro, barricaded its own side of the border, vowing not to allow the aid to enter.

Amazon may end NYC headquarters plans due to backlash Amazon may end NYC headquarters plans due to backlash She said her neighbors may have given the prospect of Amazon a warmer welcome had the subsidy package not been so large. Westin has helped rally opposition to the deal from labor unions, community groups and prominent politicians like Rep.

BB&T, SunTrust merger affects thousands in Central Florida BB&T, SunTrust merger affects thousands in Central Florida SunTrust was already the region's largest bank before the merger announcement, with about 21 percent of the area's deposits. The combined company's board of directors and executive management team will be evenly split between the two institutions.

Man leaves baby on train to take smoke break Man leaves baby on train to take smoke break He and the other smoker are seen shouting and banging desperately on the doors before the train moves slowly off. Transit authority officials quickly returned to the station where the father was reunited with the child.

Suns Trade For Guard Tyler Johnson Suns Trade For Guard Tyler Johnson Phoenix will also receive guard Wayne Ellington , according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. Anderson, 30, was averaging 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in his first season with the Suns.

Female genital mutilation: United Nations calls for more commitment by 2030 Female genital mutilation: United Nations calls for more commitment by 2030 In cultures that condone FGM, it is usually performed by a traditional practitioner with crude instruments and without anesthetic. Girls who are subjected to genital mutilation suffer the consequences for life, agree the specialists.

Tata Motors share drops 14% after weak Q3 result Tata Motors share drops 14% after weak Q3 result Analysts at Jefferies pegged the stock at 250 rupees, versus an earlier target of 300 rupees, citing weak performance at JLR. The cost of the voluntary scheme will be recognized in the quarter ending March 31, the company said.

NASA’s first deep space mini spacecraft go silent NASA’s first deep space mini spacecraft go silent The satellites have not communicated with the government space agency for more than a month, NASA said on Tuesday. So how is InSight doing? The seismometer records the waves traveling through the interior structure of a planet.

Grizzlies offers fond farewell to Gasol Grizzlies offers fond farewell to Gasol Toronto finalized a deal with Memphis to pick up the three-time All-Star, the team announced Thursday. Valanciunas and Miles have player options, and Wright will become a restricted free agent.

Measles Outbreak In NCR Declared By DOH Measles Outbreak In NCR Declared By DOH Measles can be very unsafe for small children and babies. "To the parents, let's not take the health of our children for granted". But she reminded parents yesterday that immunity from diseases is "the best inheritance" they could leave their children.

30 years of the Mazda MX-5 Miata 30 years of the Mazda MX-5 Miata After 30 years and more than 1 million units sold, Mazda feels that the MX-5 has grown into more than simply Mazda's creation. The only options are whether you get a retractable top or soft top model and if you choose manual or automatic transmission.

Future Samsung smartphones may go camera-less, here's how Future Samsung smartphones may go camera-less, here's how According to the concept, a camera lens will be located at the rear end of the pen, where a push button is now located. Another possibility is that the stylus camera could be used for productivity tasks, such as optical text recognition.

Sen. Graham: Trump 'Can Be a Handful' Sen. Graham: Trump 'Can Be a Handful' Barr appears to have enough support from Republicans, which have a 53-47 advantage in the chamber, to run the Justice Department. And he praised Barr emphatically. "We are already seeing risky threats to the rule of law".

Huawei offers to build cyber security centre in Poland Huawei offers to build cyber security centre in Poland The company has suffered a number of setbacks in recent months because of apparent concerns over its security. However, the Chinese company warned the process could take up to five years to see "tangible results".

Jurgen Klopp and Sadio Mane pen autographs for fans at Liverpool hotel Jurgen Klopp and Sadio Mane pen autographs for fans at Liverpool hotel Sources have told ESPN FC that the squad are set to use the break by heading to Spain for warm-weather training. Joe Gomez is recovering from an operation after suffering a setback in his return from a broken leg.