Cleveland Guardians' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup After Signing Mike Zunino

The Cleveland Guardians agreed to a contract with free agent Mike Zunino Tuesday. After signing Zunino and Josh Bell, here's a look at the Guardians' projected starting lineup for the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

The Cleveland Guardians added to their roster Tuesday, agreeing to terms on a contract with free agent catcher Mike Zunino.

The addition of Zunino should improve the Guardians offensively. The Guardians hit the second-fewest amount of home runs in 2022. Now, they add one of the best power-hitting catchers in the game.

Zunino clubbed a career-high 33 home runs as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. He also hit 20 or more home runs in 2017 and 2018, when he was still a member of the Seattle Mariners.

The Guardians also added switch-hitting All-Star first baseman Josh Bell last week.

Here's a look at our projected 2023 starting lineup for the Cleveland Guardians, as of Dec. 13, including 2022 slash lines:

1) LF Steven Kwan .298/.373/.773

2) SS Amed Rosario .283/.312/.715

3) 3B Jose Ramirez .280/.355/.869

4) DH Josh Naylor .256/.319/.771

5) RF Oscar Gonzalez .296/.327/.788

6) 1B Josh Bell .266/.362/.784

7) 2B Andres Gimenez .297/.371/.900

8) C Mike Zunino .148/.195/.499

9) CF Myles Straw .221/.291/564

The Guardians will likely add more to their roster before the end of the winter. Their offseason appears to be far from over.

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