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Portrait of Gregg Zaun

Gregg Zaun C

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
21 4042 .252 .344 .388 96 21.8
Birth Date4-14-1971
Height5' 10"
Weight170 lbs
Age53 years, 0 months, 12 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1995 BAL 24 40 122 27 5 0 3 16 14 0 1 1 .260 .358 .394 108 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.8
1996 BAL 25 50 123 25 8 1 1 11 15 2 0 0 .231 .309 .352 79 -2.8 0.3 -0.5 0.3
1996 FLO 25 10 35 9 1 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 .290 .353 .419 78 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 0.1
1997 FLO 26 58 172 43 10 2 2 26 18 2 1 0 .301 .415 .441 113 3.5 -0.1 1.6 1.2
1998 FLO 27 106 338 56 12 2 5 35 52 1 5 2 .188 .274 .292 63 -14.8 -0.6 -1.0 -0.2
1999 TEX 28 43 106 23 2 1 1 10 7 0 1 0 .247 .314 .323 80 -2.3 0.5 3.7 0.6
2000 KCA 29 83 282 64 11 0 7 43 34 3 7 3 .274 .390 .410 114 7.2 -2.7 -12.0 0.6
2001 KCA 30 39 138 40 9 0 6 12 16 0 1 2 .320 .377 .536 120 4.2 -1.1 -3.0 0.6
2002 HOU 31 76 202 41 7 1 3 12 36 2 1 0 .222 .275 .319 68 -7.2 1.1 -1.0 0.2
2003 COL 32 15 51 12 1 0 3 5 7 0 0 1 .261 .333 .478 86 -0.7 -0.7 -0.4 0.0
2003 HOU 32 59 138 26 7 0 1 14 14 1 1 0 .217 .299 .300 88 -1.6 0.1 0.2 0.4
2004 TOR 33 107 392 91 24 0 6 47 61 6 0 2 .269 .367 .393 95 -1.8 -3.1 13.7 2.6
2005 TOR 34 133 512 109 18 1 11 73 70 0 2 3 .251 .355 .373 103 2.1 -1.2 10.2 3.5
2006 TOR 35 99 339 79 19 0 12 41 42 3 0 2 .272 .363 .462 119 10.1 -1.5 -5.2 1.6
2007 TOR 36 110 391 80 24 1 10 51 55 2 0 0 .242 .341 .411 101 1.9 -0.9 8.5 2.7
2008 TOR 37 86 288 58 12 0 6 38 38 1 2 1 .237 .340 .359 86 -4.2 -1.8 8.5 1.5
2009 BAL 38 56 197 41 10 0 4 27 30 2 0 0 .244 .355 .375 100 0.5 -1.9 17.6 2.5
2009 TBA 38 34 99 27 7 0 4 4 18 1 0 2 .287 .323 .489 100 0.2 -1.4 7.2 1.1
2010 MIL 39 28 117 27 7 0 2 11 12 3 0 0 .265 .350 .392 95 -0.5 -1.9 11.2 1.5
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1990 WAU A MDW 37 110 .000 .000 .000 .143 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 BLU Rk APL 61 209 .000 .000 .000 .317 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 KNC A MDW 113 468 .000 .000 .000 .294 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 FRD A+ CRL 108 436 .000 .000 .000 .270 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 BOW AA EAS 79 287 .000 .000 .000 .332 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1993 ROC AAA INT 21 86 .000 .000 .000 .288 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 ROC AAA INT 123 454 .000 .000 .000 .272 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 BAL MLB AL 40 122 .268 .342 .429 .276 100 2.3 3.7 2.2 108 14 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.8
1995 ROC AAA INT 42 158 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 BAL MLB AL 50 123 .278 .349 .445 .255 98 -4.3 3.8 2.3 79 11 -0.5 0.3 -2.8 0.3
1996 FLO MLB NL 10 35 .257 .327 .383 .320 97 -0.8 1.1 0.7 78 11 -0.2 0.3 -0.9 0.1
1996 ROC AAA INT 14 59 .000 .000 .000 .366 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 FLO MLB NL 58 172 .260 .332 .409 .333 99 6.8 4.6 2.9 113 11 1.6 -0.1 3.5 1.2
1998 FLO MLB NL 106 338 .261 .325 .408 .210 96 -22.7 8.8 5.7 63 9 -1.0 -0.6 -14.8 -0.2
1999 TEX MLB AL 43 106 .277 .350 .448 .253 102 -3.5 3.0 1.8 80 12 3.7 0.5 -2.3 0.6
2000 KCA MLB AL 83 282 .272 .342 .431 .292 93 7.8 8.9 5.1 114 10 -12.0 -2.7 7.2 0.6
2000 OMA AAA PCL 0 29 .000 .000 .000 .318 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 KCA MLB AL 39 138 .268 .332 .434 .327 103 5.8 4.1 2.1 120 11 -3.0 -1.1 4.2 0.6
2001 OMA AAA PCL 11 48 .000 .000 .000 .282 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 HOU MLB NL 76 202 .256 .324 .408 .259 105 -11 5.8 2.9 68 10 -1.0 1.1 -7.2 0.2
2003 COL MLB NL 15 51 .255 .322 .404 .250 110 1.1 1.3 0.9 86 11 -0.4 -0.7 -0.7 0.0
2003 HOU MLB NL 59 138 .261 .331 .421 .234 105 -6.8 3.6 1.9 88 11 0.2 0.1 -1.6 0.4
2004 TOR MLB AL 107 392 .264 .331 .422 .313 106 0 11.7 6.2 95 11 13.7 -3.1 -1.8 2.6
2004 SYR AAA INT 7 26 .000 .000 .000 .389 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 TOR MLB AL 133 512 .265 .331 .420 .274 104 -1.5 14.7 8.8 103 7 10.2 -1.2 2.1 3.5
2005 NHP AA EAS 2 8 .260 .303 .410 .500 0.0 110 0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0
2006 TOR MLB AL 99 339 .269 .334 .427 .278 107 3.6 10.2 3.4 119 14 -5.2 -1.5 10.1 1.6
2006 DUN A+ FSL 1 4 .218 .294 .266 .000 107 -0.4 0.1 0.1 51 0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2007 TOR MLB AL 110 391 .269 .333 .427 .257 95 4.9 11.6 6.7 101 13 8.5 -0.9 1.9 2.7
2007 SYR AAA INT 3 12 .288 .359 .426 .111 88 -3 0.4 -0.1 44 0 -0.1 0.1 -0.7 0.0
2008 TOR MLB AL 86 288 .265 .332 .417 .257 98 -0.3 8.3 4.6 86 10 8.5 -1.8 -4.2 1.5
2008 SYR AAA INT 2 8 .252 .320 .390 .200 86 -0.1 0.2 0 87 0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2009 BAL MLB AL 56 197 .258 .329 .413 .276 109 -1.2 5.7 3.4 100 11 17.6 -1.9 0.5 2.5
2009 TBA MLB AL 34 99 .263 .329 .424 .319 105 0.4 2.8 1.6 100 10 7.2 -1.4 0.2 1.1
2010 MIL MLB NL 28 117 .262 .335 .409 .281 94 0.7 3.2 2 95 12 11.2 -1.9 -0.5 1.5

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1990 WAU A MDW 110 100 3 13 0 1 1 18 7 7 17 0 0 .130 .191 .180 .050 2 2
1990 BLU Rk APL 209 184 29 55 5 2 2 70 21 23 15 5 8 .299 .380 .380 .082 0 0
1991 KNC A MDW 468 409 67 112 17 5 4 151 51 50 41 4 4 .274 .353 .369 .095 3 3
1992 FRD A+ CRL 436 383 54 96 18 6 6 144 52 42 45 3 5 .251 .329 .376 .125 1 1
1993 ROC AAA INT 86 78 10 20 4 2 1 31 11 6 11 0 0 .256 .310 .397 .141 0 0
1993 BOW AA EAS 287 258 25 79 10 0 3 98 38 27 26 4 7 .306 .374 .380 .074 0 0
1994 ROC AAA INT 454 388 61 92 16 4 7 137 43 56 72 4 2 .237 .337 .353 .116 3 3
1995 ROC AAA INT 158 140 26 41 13 1 6 74 18 14 21 0 3 .293 .369 .529 .236 0 0
1995 BAL MLB AL 122 104 18 27 5 0 3 41 14 16 14 1 1 .260 .358 .394 .135 0 2
1996 FLO MLB NL 35 31 4 9 1 0 1 13 2 3 5 1 0 .290 .353 .419 .129 0 1
1996 ROC AAA INT 59 47 11 15 2 0 0 17 4 11 6 0 2 .319 .448 .362 .043 0 0
1996 BAL MLB AL 123 108 16 25 8 1 1 38 13 11 15 0 0 .231 .309 .352 .120 2 0
1997 FLO MLB NL 172 143 21 43 10 2 2 63 20 26 18 1 0 .301 .415 .441 .140 0 1
1998 FLO MLB NL 338 298 19 56 12 2 5 87 29 35 52 5 2 .188 .274 .292 .104 2 2
1999 TEX MLB AL 106 93 12 23 2 1 1 30 12 10 7 1 0 .247 .314 .323 .075 2 1
2000 OMA AAA PCL 29 25 7 7 3 0 0 10 3 4 3 1 1 .280 .379 .400 .120 0 0
2000 KCA MLB AL 282 234 36 64 11 0 7 96 33 43 34 7 3 .274 .390 .410 .137 2 0
2001 OMA AAA PCL 48 43 5 12 4 0 1 19 8 3 3 0 0 .279 .340 .442 .163 0 0
2001 KCA MLB AL 138 125 15 40 9 0 6 67 18 12 16 1 2 .320 .377 .536 .216 1 0
2002 HOU MLB NL 202 185 18 41 7 1 3 59 24 12 36 1 0 .222 .275 .319 .097 1 2
2003 COL MLB NL 51 46 6 12 1 0 3 22 8 5 7 0 1 .261 .333 .478 .217 0 0
2003 HOU MLB NL 138 120 9 26 7 0 1 36 13 14 14 1 0 .217 .299 .300 .083 2 1
2004 TOR MLB AL 392 338 46 91 24 0 6 133 36 47 61 0 2 .269 .367 .393 .124 1 0
2004 SYR AAA INT 26 23 4 7 1 0 0 8 2 2 5 1 0 .304 .360 .348 .043 0 0
2005 TOR MLB AL 512 434 61 109 18 1 11 162 61 73 70 2 3 .251 .355 .373 .122 5 0
2005 NHP AA EAS 8 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 .333 .500 .500 .167 0 0
2006 DUN A+ FSL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
2006 TOR MLB AL 339 290 39 79 19 0 12 134 40 41 42 0 2 .272 .363 .462 .190 5 0
2007 SYR AAA INT 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .000 0 0
2007 TOR MLB AL 391 331 43 80 24 1 10 136 52 51 55 0 0 .242 .341 .411 .169 6 1
2008 SYR AAA INT 8 8 1 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .375 0 0
2008 TOR MLB AL 288 245 29 58 12 0 6 88 30 38 38 2 1 .237 .340 .359 .122 1 3
2009 BAL MLB AL 197 168 23 41 10 0 4 63 13 27 30 0 0 .244 .355 .375 .131 0 0
2009 TBA MLB AL 99 94 11 27 7 0 4 46 14 4 18 0 2 .287 .323 .489 .202 0 0
2010 MIL MLB NL 117 102 11 27 7 0 2 40 14 11 12 0 0 .265 .350 .392 .127 1 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 1046 0.5048 0.4101 0.8834 0.5682 0.2490 0.9167 0.8062 0.1166 -0.0120
2009 1175 0.5149 0.4102 0.8610 0.5702 0.2404 0.9072 0.7445 0.1390 -0.0124
2010 464 0.5000 0.4569 0.8726 0.6379 0.2759 0.9527 0.6875 0.1274 -0.0075
Career26850.50840.41820.87170.58110.24990.91880.75870.1283-0.0114

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-05-20 2010-10-04 60-DL 137 122 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum 2010-06-15
2010-03-28 2010-04-02 Camp 5 0 Left Thigh Soreness Quadriceps -
2009-03-27 2009-04-02 Camp 6 0 Right Elbow Inflammation -
2008-05-26 2008-06-15 15-DL 20 18 Right Elbow Strain -
2007-04-25 2007-06-08 15-DL 44 39 Right Thumb Surgery Fractured Thumb 2007-04-26
2006-03-24 2006-04-08 15-DL 15 4 Right Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2005-05-09 2005-05-24 15-DL 15 12 Head Concussion Sliding Into Base -
2004-09-28 2004-09-29 DTD 1 0 Foot Contusion Bone -
2004-09-02 2004-09-02 DTD 0 0 Left Elbow Contusion HBP -
2004-08-18 2004-08-20 DTD 2 1 Hand Contusion Foul Tip -
2004-03-01 2004-03-05 Camp 4 0 Right Wrist Strain -
2001-03-30 2001-07-23 60-DL 115 98 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2000-10-15 2000-10-15 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery - -
2000-04-18 2000-05-28 15-DL 40 34 Right Elbow Sprain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2010 TBA $500,000
2010 MIL $1,900,000
2009 BAL $1,500,000
2008 TOR $3,750,000
2007 TOR $3,500,000
2006 TOR $1,000,000
2005 TOR $950,000
2003 HOU $1,200,000
2002 HOU $1,150,000
2001 KCA $1,150,000
2000 KCA $525,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$17,125,000
10 yrTotal$17,125,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
14 y 93 dDan Evans West Coast Sports Mgmt1 year/$2.15M (2010), 2011 option

Details
  • 1 year (2011). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 1/19/11 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$2.15M (2010), plus 2011 club option. Signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/4/09. $0.5M signing bonus. 10:$1.4M, 11:$2.25M club option ($0.25M buyout).
  • 1 year/$2M (2009), plus 2010 club option. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/20/09. 09:$1.5M, 10:$2M club option ($0.5M buyout). If traded before 11/1/09 and club exercises 2010 option, Zaun may void the option and forfeit buyout. Award bonuses. Acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Baltimore 8/7/09. Tampa Bay declined 2010 option 11/9/09.
  • 2 years/$7.25M (2007-08), plus 2009 option. Re-signed as a free agent 11/06. 07:$3.5M, 08:$3.75M, 09: $3.75M vesting option. 2009 option guaranteed with 270 games in 2007-08. Performance bonuses: $25,000 for 525 PAs, $50,000 for 550 PAs, $75,000 for 575 PAs, $0.1M for 600 PAs.
  • 1 year/$1.05M (2005), plus 2006 club option. Re-signed as a free agent 1/05. 05:$0.95M, 06:$1M club option ($0.1M buyout). 2006 option vests with 70 games in 2005. Signed as a free agent 1/04 (minor-league contract).
  • 2 years/$2.35M (2002-03). 02:$1.15M, 03:$1.2M. $0.5M annually in performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$1.15M (2001). Won arbitration, $1.15M-$0.85M.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
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DateQuestionAnswer
2008-08-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)The FA list form mlbtraderumors: Catchers Rod Barajas (33) - $2.5MM club option for '09 with a $0.5MM buyout Michael Barrett (32) Henry Blanco (37) - $3MM mutual option for '09 with a $0.3MM buyout Johnny Estrada (33) Toby Hall (33) - $2.25MM club option for '09 with a $0.15MM buyout Jason LaRue (35) Paul Lo Duca (37) Miguel Olivo (30) - $2.7MM club option for '09 with a $0.1MM buyout Mike Redmond (38) - $0.95MM club option for '09 with a $0.1MM buyout Ivan Rodriguez (37) David Ross (32) Jason Varitek (37) Gregg Zaun (38)
(Josh from MA)		That's um...ugly. And depressing, if you're a Sox fan, or a fan of anyone else without a quality catcher. (Marc Normandin)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Love your stuff Christina! Why Riccardi's reluctance to deal guys like Burnett, Downs, Barajas and Eckstein? I thought it was clear to everyone the Jays are out of the huntm have some depth at these postions and need some serious talent added to the upper minors?
(Jerjapan from Toronto)		Thank you, a compliment's as good as currency in my book. ;)

Eckstein's still there in part because he's not at the top of any one team's shopping list; anyone looking for a shortstop--like the Dodgers--is looking for bigger game, and failing that, can reasonably expect to be able to get Eckstein if that doesn't work out. Barajas seems to be in vogue in Toronto, probably because what he does bears a too-close resemblance to Pat Borders for ol' Cito, and what Gregg Zaun does is way too Ernie Whitt. Burnett's killing his own market, and as is, there's enough OTL-related concerns over what he'd bring to a team that I wouldn't be surprised if they're stuck with him. Downs might be the guy who genuinely brings something of value back, since he's under contract for two more years at reasonable cost. (Christina Kahrl)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
1995 mlb -.001 -0.4 1258 .000 0.0 23 -.006 -.001 0.1 0.1 0.1
1996 mlb .000 0.2 1546 .000 0.0 32 .020 -.005 -0.4 0.5 -0.6
1997 mlb .005 1.9 1551 .001 -0.3 40 .007 .005 -0.2 2.2 1.6
1998 mlb -.001 -0.9 3752 .001 -0.5 71 -.001 .000 0.0 -1.4 -1.0
1999 mlb .009 2.6 1207 .000 0.2 23 -.047 -.001 0.8 3.6 3.7
2000 mlb -.010 -8.6 3112 .000 -0.2 58 .052 .001 -2.0 -11.2 -12.0
2001 mlb -.010 -3.3 1405 -.001 0.3 27 .019 -.005 -0.1 -3.1 -3.0
2002 mlb -.004 -1.7 1769 -.001 0.2 37 .045 .000 -1.0 -2.5 -1.0
2003 mlb .000 -0.2 1560 .000 0.1 31 .005 -.001 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2
2004 mlb .014 13.7 3947 .000 0.4 75 .014 .002 -0.6 13.9 13.7
2005 aax .000 0.0 21 .000 0.0 0 .000 .001 0.0 1.4 0.0
2005 mlb .011 13.0 4847 .000 0.2 85 .060 -.001 -3.2 10.2 10.2
2006 afa .000 0.0 42 .000 0.0 2 .023 .002 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 mlb -.004 -2.9 2905 .000 0.0 68 .025 .007 -1.1 -4.6 -5.2
2007 mlb .007 7.0 3787 -.001 0.7 76 .062 -.002 -3.0 4.9 8.5
2007 aaa -.004 0.0 56 .000 0.0 2 .010 .001 0.0 0.8 -0.1
2008 mlb .017 9.7 2651 .001 -1.0 51 .018 .006 -0.6 7.6 8.5
2008 aaa .002 0.0 56 .000 0.0 1 .012 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 mlb .029 21.1 3272 -.006 5.4 50 .032 -.004 -0.8 25.1 24.8
2010 mlb .035 9.8 1428 -.004 1.6 21 .023 -.001 -0.3 10.8 11.2

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