By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Staff 
Just hours after officialy acquiring outfielder Jose Bautista from the Mets, the Phillies have optioned catcher Andrew Knapp to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
José Bautista will report for tonight’s game.
To make room on the 25-man roster, Andrew Knapp has been optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA). pic.twitter.com/WhVHUTTM5L
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 28, 2018
The move makes it so that Jose Bautista is eligible to play with the club during tonight’s game against the Washington Nationals. In 23 at-bats versus tonight’s opposing starter Max Scherzer, Bautista is slashing .478/.538/.913 with two homeruns, three walks, and three strikeouts.
There are only four more days until the September 1st game in which rosters expand and any player still on the 40-man is eligible to play for the Major League club. Knapp will most likely be with the team following that as another bench bat to use for the final month of the season.
