Yardbarker: Gregg Zaun

W: And finally when can we expect to hear news of your signing? G: It'll be done before the end of...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:55:49 -0500

W: And finally when can we expect to hear news of your signing? G: It'll be done before the end of this week, before the Winter Meetings. All I can say right now is there is more than one club involved and not all of them are in the American League. Gregg Zaun

Rays talking to Zaun...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:16:00 -0500

Gregg Zaun is a 38 y/o switch hitting catcher, he's been with nine teams in 14 seasons and holds a lifetime BA of .251. In 1997 he won a World Series with the Florida Marlins as the backup to Charlie Johnson.Not only is he older by catcher's standards but he's only good for about 80-90 games and I don't want to go into a season relying on Santos for 70 games. While some see him as an inexpensive option, I hope the Mets pass and allow the Rays to renegotiate his contract.The R...

Rays Rumors: Crawford, Upton, Zaun

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:46:33 -0500

Joe Smith of the St. Petersburg Times has the latest on the Rays' offseason plans. The highlights: The Rays are said to be interested in discussing a long-term extension with Carl Crawford. If the team does decide to move him, however, the Mets and Braves have expressed interest. The Rangers and White Sox are among the teams interested in acquiring B.J. Upton. Executive VP Andrew Friedman on his team's offseason targets: "We have a list of guys on other teams we...

Rays Exercise Carl Crawford's Option, Decline Gregg Zaun and Brian Shouse's, and Claim Ramon Ramirez Off Waivers from Cincy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:47:08 -0500

Nothing unexpected on the options part. Although it will be interesting to see if they attempt to get Zaun to re-sign. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-paddin...

Carl Crawford, Brian Shouse, Gregg Zaun, and Russ Springer Each Receive Type-B Status

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:33:38 -0500

More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Inverted W! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Browse more photos » Per Ed Price. Crawford won't reach free agency, Zaun and Shouse have options which may be declined, and Springer is a true free agent. The questions now are whether any of them will be offered arbitration in order to gain a supplemental round compensation pick. Given his age (and potential salary) it seems rathe...

Tampa Bay Rays Face Several Decisions On Player Options; Carl Crawford, Gregg Zaun

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:38:01 -0500

More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Tampa Bay Rays will just say "yes" when it comes to Carl Crawford's $10 million dollar option for 2010. Browse more photos » One of the first orders of business to take care of during the hot stove league is squaring away options. So far 11 options have been accepted or declined since the end of the World Series with several more looming. Aroun...

Unfair Platoon Ranks: A Look At Dioner Navarro and Gregg Zaun

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:00:20 -0500

More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Browse more photos » The biggest news to come out of the Gregg Zaun acquisition was that we would have ourselves a platoon behind the plate. Gregg Zaun would play against right handed pitchers and Dioner Navarro would play against lefties; and it made sense. As of August 15th, their splits looked like this... PA BA OBP SLG OPS Z...

A Catching Comparison

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:17:49 -0500

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A Thought: Gregg Zaun Pays for Himself

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:45:08 -0500

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Kneel Before Zaun!

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:03:42 -0500

One of the newest Devil Rays, veteran catcher Gregg Zaun, had a sparkling Devil Ray Moment Sunday afternoon. Pinch-hitting in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs in a tie game, Grand Slam. Devil Rays win. Earlier in the game, Zaun was shown on the bench, and I thought he looked like a slimmer John Kruk (albeit with twice the testicles). See for yourselves: Or maybe it’s just the mullets. But hey, who doesn’t love a nice mullet, right? Meanwhile, Zaun is also really into N.W.A. and Def Leppard. And he’s Rick Dempsey’s nephew! With the grand slam, Zahn has now homered twice in his first 16 Devil Ray at-bats. (He also homered Friday night off overrated Toronto trade bait Roy “Billie” Halladay.)...

Gregg Zaun Brings His Z-Game, Slams Jays

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:18:05 -0500

More photos » by Reinhold Matay - AP Browse more photos » Carl Crawford bunted today and I hate it, hate it, hate it. Crawford is basically a league average hitter against southpaws over the last three years. With a man on second and nobody out 1.19 runs are expected, a runner on third with one out has a RE of 0.98. So, by bunting, the Rays actually lowered the amount of runs expected by 0.11. Even if ...

Tampa Bay Rays Acquire Gregg Zaun

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:54:33 -0500

More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP Browse more photos » Per the Rob Long Show, the Rays have acquired Gregg Zaun. Let me speak for everyone when I say YESSSSSSSSSSSS I've wanted Zaun for a very long time now and he's exactly what this team needs. He can back-up, he can start, he's an easy upgrade over any catcher we have and he's cheap for next year. We'll see what the price is, but wow, gold sta...

Join the Zaunbie Nation

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:56:12 -0500

Gregg Zaun at long last finally has his own website.

Gregg Zaun - Fantasy Spot Start

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:08:44 -0500

It is no secret that I have the biggest mancrush on the leader of the "Zaunbie Nation" in the world. Just search this site for "Gregg Zaun" and the results will be endless. But now, for the first time, I have the numbers to support this mancrush. Over the past week, Zaun has been the hottest catcher in baseball.

The case against Gregg Zaun becoming an everyday catcher

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:02:53 -0500

We make the case against Gregg Zaun becoming an everyday catcher in 2007. A good read for Jays fans and fantasy players.