No Go for JT

J.T. Realmuto was supposed to make his first spring training appearance this afternoon, but was pulled from the lineup because of "general soreness."

Realmuto has been sidelined with a broken right thumb, but was making progress in his recovery and the Phillies were hopeful he'd be ready for Opening Day a week from Thursday. 

Manager Joe Girardi told MLB Radio that the star catcher had "some general soreness in his body. He had probably 7 to 10 at-bats yesterday (in a simulated game), he threw to bases, he caught. I just said, 'Hey, it’s cooler today, you have general soreness. I’m not going to play you for three at-bats, I don’t think it’s worth it. Let’s just see how it goes tomorrow and we’ll try to get you in.'"

So it sounds like he was held out just to be safe. Which is fine with me. But if this team is going to do anything this year, they need a healthy J.T. Realmuto.