Mike Zunino is great at many things: hitting homers ... maybe he can cook? I don’t know, but blocking balls is definitely not one of them.
It’s not a recent development or some kind of small-sample overreaction. His deficiencies at blocking balls are well known and we’re seeing it play out every single night — and some nights it seems like every single inning. I’m thankful for extra offense at the catcher position, but it’s just not worth it, man. Was this some kind of evil ploy by the front office to make us regret complaining about the lack of catcher offense for all these years?