Ryan Hanigan Enters The Mix

The Phillies today signed Ryan Hanigan to a minor league contract. Stapled to that contract was a formal invitation to Spring Training, where the 36 year-old will compete with Jorge Alfaro, Andrew Knapp, and Bryan Holaday for the coveted role of back-up catcher to Cameron Rupp. If Hanigan emerges victorious, he will earn a salary of $1.25 million with incentives to earn an additional $375k.

Hanigan’s offensive skill set has always been excellent plate discipline and frequent contact, although the latter has deteriorated over the last three seasons. Unfortunate, since he does little damage when putting the ball in play. His career ISO and BABIP marks are .083 and .277, respectively. Outside…