Jorge Alfaro was one of many players Phillies fans looked forward to seeing at the start of 2018. The young catcher had made two brief appearances in the MLB and had shown tremendous potential during his 29 game stint in 2017.
Letting go of Cameron Rupp proved the team was ready to hand over the starting job to the 25-year-old rookie. However when Andrew Knapp caught the season opener it became obvious Alfaro would not be the lone man on the job.
Alfaro shared the spot with Knapp and eventually Wilson Ramos for the entirety of the year.