Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Today we look at a fading star who has been linked to the Sox this offseason.

Who is he and where does he play?

He’s 34-year-old catcher J.T. Realmuto, of Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins fame. Perhaps you missed this one once the news of the Sonny Gray deal came across the wire, but the Red Sox were linked to another (former) member of the National League on Tuesday. Ken “Bowtie Boy” Rosenthal and Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reported word from their #sources…

…that Realmuto has caught the attention of Boston’s front office in the early days of free agency. The Interest Kings str

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