Andrew Knapp #5 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Phillies have signed catcher Andrew Knapp to a 1-year deal.
The Philadelphia Phillies will bring back at least one of their catchers from the 2020 season. On Wednesday, they and catcher Andrew Knapp agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million, according to the USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
Knapp is the second eligible Phillies player this offseason to avoid arbitration, joining right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez.
Both of their agreements comes ahead of Wednesday’s deadline to either non-tender or offer arbitration-eligible players a non-guaranteed contract for the 2021 season — where the two sides would potentially then head to a hearing in February if a deal is not reached beforehand.