IndyHawk":q0kzbm30 said:
SeatownJay":q0kzbm30 said:
IndyHawk":q0kzbm30 said:
How many MLB ab's has he had?I mean I understand what you 2 are pointing out but ab's in any level counts right?I hope I'm wrong but I've been watching baseball for a real long time and the list of lousy hitters goes way beyond those years.
He's had a total of 548 plate appearances in the minors & fall league and 1055 in the majors.
Thanks for the imfo,it was a lot more than I thought.I'm rooting for the guy but dang
"Dang" is right. Jack Z ruined Zunino. His ceiling at this point is a .225 or .250 hitter that can hit 20 bombs a season and play great defense. That's the ceiling, and that's valuable from the catcher position, but he could have been more. At the time of his promotion to Seattle, he had less than 400 MiLB at bats. That just doesn't cut it. He was rushed to appease a fan base that was tired of losing and losing without marquee players.
You can't rush prospects. Baseball is a different beast. I believe it's something like 75 percent of first round picks will never sniff the Show. In a good organization, Zunino would be primed to be our catcher for the next seven to eight years. At this point, he's a wildcard, and Jerry has put the pressure on Edgar to fix him.
Just a damn shame to waste another first round pick. He had the talent to be very good. He still does. But a lot of damage has been done. When you come up to Show and consistently get dominated, it's going to mess with your psyche as a ballplayer.