The Milwaukee Brewers recently signed catcher Matt Treanor to a minor-league deal, in hopes that he will compete for the backup role out of spring training.
Milwaukee already has its full-time catcher in 38-year old Gregg Zaun, who was already told that he will get the majority of the starts behind the dish.
Zaun was signed when Jason Kendall was let go to free agency and quickly signed with the Kansas City Royals.
The Brewers lost their backup catcher from the past few years when Mike Rivera decided to join the free-agent market as well.
Treanor, who will be 34 when the 2010 season starts, should be in competition while in Arizona with two young prospects that the Brewers are pretty high on.
Jonathan Lucroy and Angel Salome will provide solid competition for Treanor, in a contest that might not even be decided by April.
Treanor, of course, is more known for his better half in marriage than he is for his playing career.
He is married to beach volleyball icon Misty May, who is the other half of the domination that is the May-Kerry Walsh duo.
Treanor was drafted in the fourth round by the Kansas City Royals back in June 1994, but did not make his MLB debut until 10 years later with the Florida Marlins.
He played from 2004-08 for the Marlins, and then just four games with the Detroit Tigers in 2009.
Treanor has appeared in 278 games, has 736 at bats, hitting eight home runs with 70 RBI and has a career batting average of .236.
He also has thrown out opposing runners at a 26 percent clip.
Treanor isn't guaranteed a shot on the 25-man roster by any means, but there is a good chance that he will be the backup, simply because he's seen big league action for the past six years.
Plus, I'm pretty sure many Brewers fans wouldn't mind the possibility of sitting next to May one bit with Treanor on the big league club.
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