The Miami Marlins' decision to designate Jarrod Saltalamacchia for assignment was made in part by J.T. Tealmuto's work with pitchers.

“He did outstanding calling pitches,” said Dan Haren of Realmuto’s work in an April start. “I thought it was going to be really tough for him because I throw a lot of pitches in a lot of different counts to different sides of the plate, and he did really, really good.”

Realmuto hasn’t hit much so far (.222/.237/.333 in 76 plate appearances), but his track record suggests his offense will eventually improve somewhat and the Marlins are prioritizing his work with pitchers.