What Could a Deal for J.T. Realmuto Look Like?

Marlins Acquire: OF Juan Soto (55 FV),  Carter Kieboom (55 FV) and Nick Raquet (FV 45)

Nationals Acquire: C J.T. Realmuto 

The Marlins have had past conversations with the Nationals in regards to a Realmuto trade. Yet, the Nats were unwilling to include either of their top two prospects, Victor Robles and Juan Soto.

With where the Marlins are at in their rebuild, they must hold out until they get one of the two into the deal. The Nationals are currently struggling in Bryce Harper‘s final year of team control and their catching situation is looking bleak as Matt Wieters is currently hitting .194/.324/.387.

Given that the Nationals are aiming to compete this year, they may be willing to match the Marlins’ asking price closer to the deadline.

Juan Soto

For the Marlins to complete any deal with the Nationals, either Soto or Robles must be included.

Soto is the Nationals’ number two overall prospect and the no. 29 prospect in baseball. He has a natural feel for his swing and evaluators have put a 60 grade on his hit tool.

He profiles as a middle order of the bat down the road and could be someone the Marlins could look to build around. At 19 years old, Soto just got promoted to High-A earlier this week after hitting .373 with 5 home runs in 16 games at Low-A.

Kieboom and Raquet

Carter Kieboom is ranked as the no. 90 prospect in all of baseball and has very solid tools across the board. Most believe that he has a chance to stick at shortstop, if not he has the arm strength to play third.

To this point in his career, Kieboom’s hit tool has made him stand out. He makes loud contact and shows the ability to hit the ball over the fence from time to time.

The Nationals were willing to include Kieboom in a Realmuto trade earlier this offseason as a centerpiece, but the prospect depth below him wasn’t enough for Marlins to pull the trigger.

Nick Raquet is currently working as a starter in the Nationals system, but many evaluators see Raquet moving into the bullpen down the road. His stuff will play up in the bullpen as he has shown the ability to hit the upper 90’s at times.