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Zaun a Brewer

Meet Greg Zaun.

He was a backup catcher until he was 33 (so Mike Rivera, he feels your pain)

He hits about 8 home runs a year and hits around .250. He struggled for awhile offensively in Toronto but came around last year for the Rays.

He catches about 24% of base stealers (Kendall was at 29%).

He recently signed with the Brewers for the low price of 1.9 Mil, with an option for 2011 at 2.25 Mil.

I think this was a very good move, but I disagree with Cory Provous who said it basically bumps Mike Rivera out of Milwaukee. I believe it gives Salome and Lucroy one more year in the minors and it gives Rivera one chance to take the starting role from Zaun.

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One Response to “Zaun a Brewer”

  1. Jared Says:
    December 5th, 2009 at 11:53 am

    I don’t think the Brewers can put both Lucroy and Salome in AAA though. Not sure how they’d handle that. And that guy they picked up from Boston might be ahead of Rivera on the depth chart too because he’s younger and cheaper. I think Rivera’s days as a Brewer are over.