After the catcher returned from Triple A last season with a revamped swing, he was producing at an elite level. The question is whether he can be consistent for an entire season.
PEORIA, Ariz. — Last May, the Mariners sent Mike Zunino to the minor leagues in the latest attempt to smooth out a swing that clearly wasn’t working.
It had gotten to the point, in fact, that some were wondering if Zunino was the latest in a line of Mariners draft busts. The catcher, picked third overall in the 2012 draft, was mired at .