We’re so close to the end of spring training, and I can almost taste it.
Let’s get right to the news.
The backup catcher race is pretty much over
Not that it was terribly tight to begin with. Andrew Knapp was technically competing with Brian Holaday and Ryan Hanigan for the spot of backup catcher, but Matt Gelb notes that the Phillies essentially gave Knapp the job at the start of spring training. And then, of course, his bat went ice cold. But he homered and threw out two baserunners over the weekend, which was a nice way to put a button on the spring.