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Pirates Make Andrew Knapp Signing Official; DFA Adonis Medina

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According to the transactions page on the Pittsburgh Pirates website, they officially announced the signing of catcher Andrew Knapp, and pitcher Adonis Medina was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster. Medina was scheduled to start Wednesday’s game in Indianapolis before it got rained out.

Jason Mackey broke the news of the Knapp signing yesterday. He has spent the last five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, but he was let go and failed to earn a spot with the Cincinnati Reds this spring. Medina was his teammate last year on the Phillies. He was let go via waivers and competed for a spot this spring. As mentioned, he was scheduled to start for Indianapolis, so if he clears waivers, expect him to take that role when he returns.

The Pirates will still need to make a move to add outfielder Jake Marisnick before the season opener at 4:15 PM on Thursday. Greg Allen is expected to go on the injured list, but a decision has yet to be made whether it is the 10-day or 60-day list.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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