3 former Miami Marlins who are doing badly with new teams

3. J.T. Realmuto

J.T. Realmuto played for the Miami Marlins from 2014 to 2018, before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. At one point he was considered the best catcher in the Major Leagues!

2015 was Realmuto’s first more or less full season, as he produced a .259/.290/.406 batting line with 10 home runs and 47 RBI in 126 games and 441 AB’s. In 2016, he followed that up with a .303/.343/.428 batting line with 11 home runs and 48 RBI in 137 games and 509 AB’s. He was a 2.6 WAR player that season, but became a 4.4 and 4.5 WAR player in the next two seasons. He even had that same 4.5 WAR in his first season in Philly!

In 2017, Realmuto batted .278/.332/.451 with 17 home runs and 65 RBI in 141 games and 532 AB’s. In 2018, he batted .277/.340/.484 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 125 games and 477 AB’s. That was his best season with the Miami Marlins.

Things looked good for Realmuto in his first season with the Philadelphia Phillies, as he batted .275/.328/.493 with 25 home runs and 83 RBI in 145 games and 538 AB’s. The following season in 2020, he batted .266/.349/.491 with 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 47 games and 173 AB’s.

The 2020 season was the beginning of the catcher’s downfall, as he batted .263/.343/.439 with 17 home runs and 73 RBI in 134 games and 476 AB’s in 2021. That was good for 3.5 WAR. So far in 2022 Realmuto is batting .237/.316/.364 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI in 65 games and 236 AB’s. He’s not as elite anymore.

The Miami Marlins traded three cornerstone players from a recent run in quick succession. Those trades are topics for other articles, but now The Fish aren’t missing those players at all.