GREGG ZAUN RUMORS & GOSSIP

"O, say can you Z...."I can't let the week go by without giving a salute to Rick Dempsey's nephew, Gregg Zaun as he announced his retirement on Monday.Zaun came up through the Oriole system and made his major league debut in 1995. I like him a lot as a backup catcher. He worked the count, had a little pop and was pretty good behind the plate in his younger days.I remember him having...

Longtime sabermetric favorite Gregg Zaun, the sometime “Practically Perfect Backup Catcher” (who would have made a pretty good starter for many teams), announced (or will announce, depending on the timing relative to this post) his retirement today. Zaun had played 16 seasons in the major leagues, and had actually put up above average offense (very good for a catcher...

Gregg Zaun retired today. He was going to be 40 years-old in April and had logged parts of sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball. He caught in 1,067 games, played second base twice and first base twice. That was after playing five years in the minors, mostly as a catcher, though he did play some second and third base in the minors and he even pitched in one game. He was a professional...

San Diego Padres catcher Gregg Zaun is set to announce his retirement from baseball on Monday, Sportsnet.ca reports. Zaun signed a Minor League contract with the Padres in mid-January.  He was expected to compete for a backup catching job with Rob Johnson and Guillermo Quiroz. The 39-year-old had been the target of several teams this winter including the Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis...

The San Diego Padres look like they are adding another veteran piece to the puzzle by signing 39 year old catcher Gregg Zaun. Zaun will compete for a bench role with the Padres behind starting catcher Nick Hundley. Zaun will be competing with newly acquired catchers Rob Johnson and Guillermo Quiroz for a spot on the team. Zaun would bring veteran leadership to the team and also...

Despite having surgery on his right shoulder for torn labrum, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Gregg Zaun wants to play in 2011, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Journel-Sentinel. Haudricourt says Zaun is still recovering from surgery, but he’ll be ready to play physically next season. Zaun’s injury dates back to April of this season, and there were thoughts of him retiring at the...

Adam McCalvy of MLB.com says that Brewers catcher Gregg Zaun has a torn labrum on the front of his right shoulder and he might retire if the injury lingers deep into the summer. Zaun’s doctors recommended a conservative treatment over 2-4 weeks, at which time the doctors will re-evaluate his range of motion and strength. If he does not evaluate well, Zaun will require surgery,...

Milwaukee Brewers catcher Gregg Zaun looked like the character Rube Baker in Major League II last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates with his inability to throw the ball back to the pitcher. The veteran catcher missed pitcher Yovani Gallardo three straight times on his return throws after the pitches:(The video might be taken down soon due to MLB restrictions, and if so, can watch it here:

After last night’s rain out I was watching highlights of other games and saw a flashback of something I haven’t seen since the late 80s/early 90s. In the game between the Brewers and Pirates Milwaukee catcher Gregg Zaun appeared to do his best Mackey Sasser impression by mis-throwing when he tried to return the ball [...]

Brewers catcher Gregg Zaun had a rough start to the Brewers game at Miller Park on Monday night. Zaun burped the ball back to the pitcher on three occasions in the first, Rube Baker-style. Pitcher Yovani Gallardo didn’t know how to react to Zaun’s errant throws because it had never happened before. Before we all go laughing at Zaun, he apparently has a good reason for the...