Mike Zunino Looking Healthy In Guardians Camp Following Injury-Filled 2022

Mike Zunino is on track to be the Cleveland Guardians' starting catcher on Opening Day.

The Cleveland Guardians signing Mike Zunino to a one-year contract had been one of the more under-the-radar free agency of moves in MLB's offseason. 

The catcher was an All-Star during the 2021 season and was also one of the best hitters for his position smoking 33 home runs that season as well.

One of the reasons that fans haven't been talking about this move as much is that no one is really sure what to expect from the veteran. Zunino missed most of the 2022 season after being diagnosed with outlet syndrome in his non-throwing arm. 

The good news is that Zunino has looked perfectly healthy early in Spring Training and is looking like he'll be good to go on Opening Day. In fact, there's a good chance fans see him start behind the place in the team's first Spring Training game on February 25.

The goal is that Zunino will play the majority of the time at catcher in 2023 while Bo Naylor still gets accustomed to the position at the Big League level. 

This makes his health a huge factor because outside of him and Naylor Cleveland is quite thin at the catcher position.

Zunino may not come out and hit 33 home runs as he did back in 2021. Although that would be pretty awesome! But if he's 100 percent healthy, he'll provide Cleveland with much-needed offensive production from a catcher which was one of their biggest holes to fill over the offseason. 

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