
Mike Zunino
32-Year-Old
Free Agent

2023 Stats
AVG
.177
HR
3
RBI
11
R
11
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Zunino managed to club 33 homers in just 109 games for the Rays in 2021, but he unsurprisingly wasn't able to replicate that performance last year. The 32-year-old was limited to only 36 contests in 2022 and underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome in July, and he had a .148/.195/.304 slash line prior to being shut down. Zunino is the epitome of boom-or-bust with four seasons of twenty-plus home runs and 34.7 percent strikeout rate for his MLB career, but that power combined with solid defense gives him some upside at catcher. He signed with the Guardians and should operate as the club's No. 1 catcher in 2023, though prospect Bo Naylor is also likely to receive some time behind the plate. Zunino's strikeout issues make any offensive consistency near impossible, with the best-case scenario likely to be around 20 homers and a near-.200 average. Read Past Outlooks

Released by Guardians
The Guardians released Zunino on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Zunino was designated for assignment Friday to open the door for top prospect Bo Naylor to become Cleveland's primary catcher. Now, Zunino will look to latch on with another club after slashing .177/.271/.306 through 140 plate appearances in the majors this season.
Zunino was designated for assignment Friday to open the door for top prospect Bo Naylor to become Cleveland's primary catcher. Now, Zunino will look to latch on with another club after slashing .177/.271/.306 through 140 plate appearances in the majors this season.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+80%
OPS vs LHP
2023
+58%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021vs Left | 1.036 | 211 | 19 | 40 | .285 | ||||
Since 2021vs Right | .577 | 427 | 22 | 49 | .150 | ||||
2023vs Left | .781 | 42 | 1 | 5 | .257 | ||||
2023vs Right | .494 | 98 | 2 | 6 | .146 | ||||
2022vs Left | .497 | 40 | 2 | 5 | .135 | ||||
2022vs Right | .500 | 83 | 3 | 11 | .154 | ||||
2021vs Left | 1.287 | 129 | 16 | 30 | .342 | ||||
2021vs Right | .637 | 246 | 17 | 32 | .151 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+6%
OPS on Road
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+15%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2021Home | .705 | 308 | 17 | 31 | .191 | ||||
Since 2021Away | .747 | 330 | 24 | 58 | .197 | ||||
2023Home | .534 | 65 | 1 | 3 | .169 | ||||
2023Away | .616 | 75 | 2 | 8 | .185 | ||||
2022Home | .467 | 71 | 2 | 6 | .149 | ||||
2022Away | .545 | 52 | 3 | 10 | .146 | ||||
2021Home | .878 | 172 | 14 | 22 | .219 | ||||
2021Away | .843 | 203 | 19 | 40 | .214 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mike Zunino compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.25BB Rate
10.7%K Rate
43.6%BABIP
.317ISO
.129AVG
.177OBP
.271SLG
.306OPS
.578wOBA
.264Exit Velocity
85.9 mphHard Hit Rate
33.3%Barrels/PA
3.6%Expected BA
.158Expected SLG
.274Sprint Speed
23.5 ft/secGround Ball %
47.6%Line Drive %
15.9%Fly Ball %
36.5%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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How does a guy who hit .160 the previous two seasons with 13 homers and a ton of strikeouts go out and have a career year like Zunino did in 2021? Some may look at 2017 as his career year, but the 2021 power numbers came out of nowhere for a guy that wasn't even being drafted in deep AL-only leagues until the reserve rounds. MVZ (he received a 10th place MVP vote) played most days, but was kept fresher with Francisco Mejia sharing duties with him, allowing Zunino to be strategically matched against all lefties (.342/.419/.868) while protected to an extent from righties (.151/.240/.397). No batter in baseball had a higher Barrels/PA than Zunino did in 2021 (min. 100 BBE). That said, the third straight season of sub-.200 average against righties is going to keep a cap on his average and the lefty mashing has zero track record. His 2022 could look a lot like his 2018.
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DFA'd by Cleveland
The Guardians designated Zunino for assignment Friday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Sitting out Thursday
Zunino isn't in the Guardians' lineup Thursday against the Padres.
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Sitting Tuesday
Zunino will sit Tuesday versus the Padres.
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Resting Sunday
Zunino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
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On bench Sunday
Zunino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
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