After months of leaving fans tossing and turning, the Philadelphia Phillies reached a long-term agreement to re-sign catcher J.T. Realmuto Tuesday.
Craig Mish of SportsGrid was the first to report the deal, which will pay Realmuto $115.5 over five seasons. The two-time All-Star catcher secured a $23.1 million averaged annual value in the deal, allowing him to set a new high watermark for his position.
Understandably, news of the deal lit up social media, eliciting positive responses from some of Realmuto's teammate, and quite a few Phillies fans:
— Jojo Romero (@jojothejet6) January 26, 2021
That signing isn't a move baseball move you make if you're not trying to win soon, unless appeasing fans and keeping your brand from imploding was the determining factor.
— Bob Wankel (@BobWankelCB) January 26, 2021
Will be very interested to see where they go from here—they're still clearly behind in the NL East.
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