NEW YORK - It's customary each September that when rosters expand for the season's final month, major-league teams add a third catcher to their rosters. Formerly a fan favorite, the catcher the Phillies summoned to join them in New York this week garnered a bit more attention than the usual No. 3 backstop.
Erik Kratz will not play much in his second go-around with the Phillies. The journeyman's role on the field will be mostly that of a pinch-hitter. But the 35-year old Telford native and former turkey bacon spokesman adds another veteran presence to an increasingly youthful clubhouse.