Another season and another all-or-nothing campaign put forth by
new Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino in 2018. Already carrying the
reputation for being one of the most pronounced strikeout-prone hitters in the
game, Zunino's 37.0 K/9 last season was laughable and the corresponding .201
average was predictably terrible. The real shame of Zunino's high-K
approach is that it almost completely overshadows some very impressive power as
the former third overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft has cracked 25 and 20 home
runs the last two seasons. Unfortunately, we just can't stomach the brutal
average under a level of strikeouts that make even Joey Gallo recoil with
disgust.
2019 PROJECTION: .205 23 HR 57 RBI 44 R 0 SB
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