Rays Pick Up Mike Zunino's 2022 Option
3 years agoThe Tampa Bay Rays exercised catcher Mike Zunino's $7 million option for the 2022 season at Sunday's deadline. The move will make the backstop one of the team's highest-paid players next year in his fourth season with Tampa. The Rays declined Zunino's $4.5 million team option last year, but he re-signed with the team for one season and $2 million. He was able to max out his 2022 option as a first-time All-Star when he hit .216/.301/.559 with a career-high 33 home runs in 109 games. The 30-year-old was second on the team in wins above replacement (4.5), and he was third among all catchers in the metric. While Zunino won't help fantasy managers with his average, he has elite power at the position and also is excellent on defense for the Rays. He finished second on the team in homers, second in OPS and fifth in RBI.
Source: MLB.com - Adam Berry
Source: MLB.com - Adam Berry