J.T. Realmuto is up next.

Now that the Phillies have achieved their top offseason goal -- re-signing star designated hitter Kyle Schwarber -- they can turn their attention to Realmuto. The veteran catcher is a free agent after seven seasons with the club, and Philadelphia aims to retain Realmuto as well.

The Phillies have made a contract offer to Realmuto, according to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki , and president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was optimistic about the club’s chances of re-signing the backstop. Realmuto is the No. 1 catcher on the free-agent market and has performed well during his tenure in Philadelphia, but as he enters his age-35 season, there are reasons to be cautious about the future.

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