This isn’t the signing Phillies fans expected to hear when it comes to catchers getting new contracts.
According to Phillies insider Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, the Phillies and backup catcher Andrew Knapp agreed on a one-year $710,000 deal to avoid arbitration.
The deal is $90,000 under what Spotrac projected Knapp to make in his first year of arbitration eligibility.
Signing Knapp to the one year deal puts the Phillies backstop situation back where it was last year with Knapp playing behind All-Star J.T. Realmuto, who is looking for a long-term contract extension.