When the Phillies and Andrew Knapp avoided arbitration earlier this month with a one-year $1.1 million deal, it solidified that Knapp stay in Philadelphia for the 2021 season. What remains to be seen is the role the 29-year-old catcher will take.
Knapp 2020
Andrew Knapp took a major step forward in the 2020 season. In the previous two seasons, under manager Gabe Kapler and hitting coach John Mallee, Knapp was looking to optimize on the launch angle trend. That style of hitting looks to simply state “hit dingers or strike out trying.” As such, all of Knapp’s other numbers dwindled.