10 J.T. Realmuto C

Realmuto is on the bench Sunday against Colorado.

Realmuto continues to have a very heavy workload for a catcher, with Sunday's off day just his third time out of the lineup this season. Andrew Knapp gets the call in his absence.

Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Thursday against the Rockies.

Realmuto's homer, his third of the season, was a one-out shot in the seventh inning off Carlos Estevez which brought the Phillies to within one run. After a slow start, the catcher has hit .342/.375/.553 over his last 10 games.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 14-3 rout of the Mets.

The catcher added over 100 points to his SLG with the performance, and Realmuto now sports a .263/.338/.421 slash line through 16 games with two homers, 11 runs and 13 RBI. he should continue seeing a heavy workload for the Phillies, and his strong bat and spot in the heart of the lineup should keep him in the conversation as the top fantasy option behind the plate.

Realmuto is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Marlins, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Realmuto started off the season 4-for-25 but has picked things up a bit since receiving his first day out of the lineup last Saturday. The 28-year-old has seen a heavy workload for a catcher thus far with 12 starts in 14 games. Andrew Knapp will start behind the plate and bat eighth on Sunday.

Realmuto went 3-for-5 at the plate in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals.

Realmuto had started the season slowly, grabbing just four hits in his first seven games, but he's since had five hits in his last three. He appears to be in line for one of the heavier workloads in the league among all catchers, as he's sat just once in the team's first 10 games.