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Andrew Knapp Clears Waivers; Opts for Free Agency

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Catcher Andrew Knapp was designated for assignment on Monday after the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed catcher Tyler Heineman on waivers. The Pirates announced on Wednesday night that Knapp has cleared waivers and refused his assignment to Indianapolis, making him a free agent. With his service time in the majors, he had the option to choose free agency over the minors.

Knapp was the backup catcher for the Pirates for the last six weeks, hitting .129/.229/.161 in 11 games.

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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