Diamondbacks Claim Craig Tatum Off Waivers; 40 man roster full

by Bryan J. Boltik on Jan 24, 2012 4:13 PM EST

This comes from a Keith Law tweet. The 28 year old will add depth to our back stop behind Miggy and Blanco. The Diamondbacks have confirmed the news here and have also announced that with this move, the 40 man roster is now full.

"[He's a] good catch-and-throw guy, and some people that knew him in the Baltimore system said some good things about him," Towers said. "He's good people, and he can hold his own behind the plate."

Craig Tatum's career major league stats and his player card (via Baseball-Reference.com)

299 Plate appearances
.223 batting average
1 HR
22 RBI
.264 SLG
.291 OBP

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long time no see

by AzDbackfanInDc on Jan 24, 2012 7:26 PM EST reply actions

Seriously!

I’m not taking the off-season too well. I just want my baseball back!

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by Bryan J. Boltik on Jan 24, 2012 9:48 PM EST up reply actions

You should hang out here more!

there’s been plenty of baseball here. Granted, much of it has been talk about the past season or the upcoming season, in other words, not much new, but it’s been better than nothing

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by imstillhungry95 on Jan 24, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions

I know

Baseball off season sucks

by AzDbackfanInDc on Jan 25, 2012 8:16 AM EST up reply actions

You know this for sure since there's Craig Tarum news

by CaptainCanuck on Jan 25, 2012 1:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Not just

Craig Tatum news, front page Craig Tatum news

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by imstillhungry95 on Jan 25, 2012 7:23 PM EST up reply actions

+1

The proudest (and possibly only) Diamondbacks fan in the state of Louisiana

by Bryan J. Boltik on Jan 26, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions

LOL

it’s also set to be on top for 48 hours!

by CaptainCanuck on Jan 26, 2012 1:41 AM EST up reply actions

So extra base hits

Aren’t really his thing, I take it?

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by Zavada's Moustache on Jan 24, 2012 8:41 PM EST reply actions

I'd say any

kind of hit is not his thing.

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by xmet on Jan 24, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions

not at all

completely overmatched by big league pitching, plays solid D, calls an OK game.

by rapdawg on Jan 26, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

meh

by rfffr on Jan 24, 2012 9:44 PM EST reply actions

Thrown up on to front page

As much to prove I’m still alive as anything. :-)

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by Jim McLennan on Jan 24, 2012 10:42 PM EST reply actions

You get a taste of east coast life

God I hate it so much. Never knew I’d miss Arizona so bad.

by AzDbackfanInDc on Jan 25, 2012 8:17 AM EST up reply actions

You took

the wods out of my mouth. I hate DC so much and want to go back to AZ. Too bad it won’t happen.

by TRTFSHR on Jan 25, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I know, I am ten miles from DC in ghetto PG

by AzDbackfanInDc on Jan 25, 2012 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

I never drive through PG county

Without a bullet proof vest.

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by Bryan J. Boltik on Jan 26, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

That's where I was born...

But I’m ditching the east coast for AZ or Cali next year hopefully.

by rapdawg on Jan 26, 2012 3:26 PM EST up reply actions

Cali

One of the dying states. Hope you like taxes.

I got nothin'.

by Bcawz on Jan 27, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, what Bcawz said

think of California as one great big Prince George County.

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by NASCARbernet on Jan 28, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions

Man

there goes my plans for flooding the site with Ponies later today ;-)

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by imstillhungry95 on Jan 25, 2012 11:37 AM EST up reply actions

Curses

foiled again.

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by NASCARbernet on Jan 26, 2012 1:54 PM EST up reply actions

Nice

I assume from his stat line that he is good with the glove, and hopefully at calling a game/managing a pitcher. WIth all the pitching talent we have in the minors, I don’t mind sending them a high character catcher to toss with.

by Counsellmember on Jan 24, 2012 11:55 PM EST reply actions

Out of options

He’s a guy who needs an injury to either Montero or Blanco to make the club, and he’ll need to go through DFA waivers without being claimed by another team in order to remain with the club.

Probably will, though, unless another team has an injury hole at the exact same time we DFA him.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Jan 25, 2012 12:20 AM EST reply actions

Maybe Towers Was Blowing Smoke

when he mentioned Schmidt as part of the organization’s depth at catcher (not that there is really any depth now organization-wide).

by Rowdy Rawhide on Jan 25, 2012 3:58 AM EST reply actions

Speaking of depth

see here

http://forum.diamondbacksbullpen.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1089

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by shoewizard on Jan 25, 2012 5:31 AM EST up reply actions

Man...

I don’t go there enough anymore.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Jan 25, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

i love the comment about risk aversion lol

it’s totally how i feel about KT also

that being said, it’s also interesting that the catching depth in free agency next year is tremendous. also lots of great up-and-coming catchers in the minors (D’Arnaud, which also makes Arencibia available, Mesoraco, Grandal, Norris, Rosario). this should help drive down the price of Montero’s extension. and even if we can’t extend Montero, i think we can get a decent alternative.

by blue bulldog on Jan 25, 2012 11:57 PM EST up reply actions