When the Brewers cut ties with veteran catchers Jason Kendall and Mike Rivera this winter, it appeared they were poised to turn the catching reins over to their top two prospects at the position: Jonathan Lucroy and Angel Salome.
That's both a scary and dangerous risk for an organization to take, so Brewers' GM Doug Melvin went out and signed George Kottaras and Gregg Zaun.
Kottaras is 26 and saw very limited action with the Boston Red Sox the last two seasons. Zaun, who will turn 39 in mid-April, is actually a few years older than Kendall.
Zaun spent time last season playing for both the Orioles and Rays. He played the previous five seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays. Entering his 16th season, the Brewers will be the ninth team the backstop has played for.
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