Rays decline options on RHP Charlie Morton, C Mike Zunino
The Tampa Bay Rays are not picking up options for 2021 on pitcher Charlie Morton and catcher Mike ZuninoOCTOBER 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIKE ZUNINO #10 - CATCHER - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
3 HR •
11 RBI •
.177 AVG
3 HR
11 RBI
.177 AVG
Heads to free agency Zunino will become a free agent after the Rays declined his team option Friday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Impact Zunino would have been owed $4.5 million in 2021. While that's a low number for a starting catcher, it's not clear Zunino fits that description, as he's hit .161/.233/.323 over the last two seasons. He's generally graded out as a good pitch framer, and he does have respectable power when he does happen to make contact, but there's a lower limit to how often a player can reach base and still be a useful option, and Zunino appears to have found it.
OCTOBER 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rays decline options on Morton, Zunino Rays general manager Erik Neander on Friday said the club will not pick up options for right-hander Charlie Morton and catcher Mike Zunino,...
OCTOBER 30, 2020 • MLB.COM
Rays decline options on Morton, Zunino Rays general manager Erik Neander on Friday said the club will not pick up options for right-hander Charlie Morton and catcher Mike Zunino,...
OCTOBER 30, 2020 • MLB.COM
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OCTOBER 20, 2020 • USATODAY.COM
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LEADING OFF: Rays, Dodgers all set to meet in World Series
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Not in Game 3 lineup Zunino will not start Game 3 of the ALCS against the Astros on Tuesday.
Impact Zunino hit a solo homer in the Rays' Game 2 win but won't get to provide an encore in Game 3, at least not at the start of the game. With no off days scheduled for the series, it's no surprise to see the starting catcher get a rest regardless of how he's been hitting. Michael Perez starts behind the plate in his absence.
OCTOBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
