Erik Kratz, who you may remember, has signed with the Yankees on a minor league deal according to Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman.
Erik Kratz has signed a minor league deal with the #Yankees. @JonHeyman 1st. Kratz played 4 games with the NYY in 2017 and in their minors parts of ’18-’19. NYY needed a veteran at AAA since Sanchez/Higashioka are only catchers on 40-man roster.
Sherman’s tweet pretty much sums up the signing nicely. It seems like Higgy will be the Yankees backup catcher in 2020 despite many rumors about the Yankees having interest in Cole’s personal catcher, Martin Maldonado.