Who will be the Phillies’ back-up catcher in 2021?
This is the much less interesting way of asking the question Phillies fans have been wondering all offseason: will the Phillies re-sign J.T. Realmuto?
If the Phillies do sign Realmuto, the back-up catcher will be Andrew Knapp. Case closed. However, if J.T. signs elsewhere, things will get complicated. Therefore, to properly analyze the Phillies bench catcher situation, we need to consider both scenarios.
Scenario 1: The Phillies re-sign Realmuto
In this scenario, the catcher on the bench is Andrew Knapp.