The Philadelphia Phillies know they need to make some adjustments to their catcher position in the upcoming campaign.

After JT Realmuto’s production offensively fell off a cliff late in the playoffs, the front office and coaching staff have already said their ideal situation would be to play him less during the regular season so he has more gas left in the tank for the playoffs.

That will require them to have a backup who doesn’t show a sharp decline in performance behind the plate and on offense, which can get them to move on from fan favorite Garrett Stubbs and utilize former top prospect Rafael Marchan as a secondary catcher.

It will be interesting to see how the Phillies ultimately work out next year, especially with Realmuto scheduled to hit free agency after the season.

Beyond the 2025 campaign, it creates questions about what the future of that position will look like in Philadelphia.

Thankfully, it seems they have another special one on their hands in Eduardo Tait.

The 18-year-old, ranked as the Phillies’ No. 5 overall prospect, has impressed people within the organization and has already done enough to draw comparisons to their franchise legend Carlos Ruiz.

“He’s somebody that I think every Phillies fan should know about. . . . He’s got a chance to have a combination of hitting power. And obviously the catcher position is a very difficult place to find offense. So a guy like that who works very hard , who is very smart and has a chance to hit and hit for power is why we like him so much, said Preston Mattingly, assistant general manager for player development. Todd Zolecki of MLB.com back in March.

The parallels between Tait and Ruiz are similar.

Both were undrafted out of Panama and both have great arms that allow them to throw out baserunners, but at this point there is a chance Tait will be the better offensive player of his career if he continues to develop.

This past season, he slashed .302/.356/.486 with 11 homers and 73 RBI over 79 Rookie Ball and Single-A games.

He will certainly be someone to keep an eye on during his minor league career.

Right now, he’s not expected to reach Philadelphia until 2028, but if he continues to get better and better, there’s a chance that timeline moves up.