Philadelphia Phillies: JT Realmuto is off to a historically good start

Philadelphia Phillies catcher JT Realmuto is off to a historically good start.

Following yet another Philadelphia Phillies game where JT Realmuto hit a home run, the historic numbers that the All-Star catcher has put up to start the season are becoming comically good. Not only is Realmuto the best catcher in all of baseball, but he’s now ranking as simply one of the best players in all of baseball, and potentially one of the best catchers of all time.

For starters, here is how Realmuto is currently stacking up compared to the rest of the MLB’s catchers:

8 Home Runs (1st)

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20 RBIs (1st)

.750 SLG% (1st)

1.101 OPS (1st)

0.9 WAR (1st)

Realmuto’s 20 RBIs are also tied for the most in the entire MLB, his eight home runs rank second only behind Aaron Judge, and his 1.101 OPS is tied for the fifth best in all of baseball (Bryce Harper comes in at #2).

Needless to say, Realmuto is off to a scorching hot start here in 2020. He’s been barreling up baseballs left and right, and has proven to be one of the best all-around players in the league. While the attention has obviously been on his insane offensive production thus far, his defense behind the plate has remained elite as well.

When looking at the historical significance of Realmuto’s 2020 start, here are some of the mind boggling records he’s been flirting with:

Second catcher ever to hit 8 HRs through the first 15 games of a season (first was in 1925).

Currently on pace for 62 HRs and 158 RBIs if the season were 162 games long.

6.37 AB/HR ratio which rivals that of Barry Bonds iconic 2001 season.

Realmuto’s start to the 2020 season has been nothing short of spectacular, and he seemingly one-ups himself with each swing of the bat. It’s disheartening that the Phillies haven’t been able to capitalize on his and Harper’s elite play the last few weeks, and it’s even more disheartening that they haven’t found a way to agree upon a contract extension with Realmuto.

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Realmuto might not keep this type of pace up forever, but he will almost undoubtedly continue to play at a extremely high level for the rest of the year. Every time he hits a baseball over the wall, his price tag jumps up a couple hundred-thousand dollars and the Philadelphia Phillies would be wise to jump on re-signing their historically good catcher before it becomes too late.

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