The Atlanta Braves have added catching depth to their organization as they’ve claimed 33-year-old Tuffy Gosewisch off waivers. The 5’11”, 200 pound catcher was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 11th round of the 2005 draft. He was let go in and granted free agency in 2012. A day later, the Arizona Diamondbacks organization picked him up and he’s played there ever since.
During the 2016 season, he played in 33 games for the Diamondbacks and had a slash line of .156/.224/.289, but the DBacks didn’t use him for his bat…Gosewisch is known for being a defensive catcher that plays the game hard.