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By Cary Osborne

The Dodgers added some catching depth on Thursday, acquiring 25-year-old minor leaguer Shawn Zarraga from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infielder/outfielder Matt Long and left-handed pitcher Jarret Martin.

Long was acquired Thursday from the Angels on Thursday as the player to be named later in the December 9 Drew Butera deal.

Zarraga has spent seven seasons in the minor leagues and was a 44th-round pick of Milwaukee in the 2007 draft. The 6-foot, 248-pounder spent a majority of 2014 in Double-A Huntsville, where he hit .330/.440/.419/.858 with one home run and 30 RBI. The Aruba native was selected to the Southern League All-Star team. In 17 games in Triple-A Nashville he was 10 for 47 at the plate. He is a career .283/.376/.371/.747 hitter in 1,489 professional at-bats.

Martin, a Bakersfield, Calif. native, began 2014 on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster. He spent the entire season in Double-A Chattanooga and in 46 games in relief, he had a 3.29 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 64 strikeouts compared to 48 walks in 54 2/3 innings.