Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network
Show Name: I-95 Rundown
Episode Title: The Phillies
You are listening to I-95 Rundown with your host Charlie Mott
In this episode of I-95 Rundown we discuss:The Phillies.
Segment 1: Early Career
- Although he primarily served as the team's shortstop, Realmuto would occasionally catch for Carl Albert when their starting catcher was asked to pitch.
- Steve Taylor, a scout for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB), attended a game where Realmuto was catching and told the player that he was more likely to play in MLB as a catcher than as a shortstop.
- The Marlins went on to select Realmuto in the third round, 104th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft.
- attended a game where Realmuto was catching and told the player that he was more likely to play in MLB as a catcher than as a shortstop.
- The Marlins went on to select Realmuto in the third round, 104th overall, of the 2010 MLB Draft.
- Although he had previously committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma State on an athletic scholarship, Realmuto chose to accept the Marlins' offer, which included a $700,000 signing bonus.
- He was assigned to the GCL Marlins of the RookieGulf Coast League, where he batted .175 in 40 at-bats, including two runs and four RBIs.
- Prior to the 2011 season, Marlins farm director Jim Fleming and scouting director Stan Meek pushed Andy Haines, then the manager of the Class AGreensboro Grasshoppers, to promote Realmuto to the team.
- He spent spring training working with Marlins catching instructor Tim Cossins and was assigned to the Grasshoppers to start the season.
- Realmuto split time behind the plate with Wilfredo Gimenez, and when he was not catching, he would appear as a
