It was his eye for picking early talent that he made his name with. Tom McNamara has been better in later rounds (3-10), which has been a nice complement to Jack's first and 2nd round prowess. I hope both men are good again this year.
By high floor I just mean that even if Zunino is Rod Barajas he's still a major leaguer for many years. If Buxton is a Greg Halman / Kalian Sams type of power-hitting OF with poor contact skills, he doesn't have a long major league career in front of him.
I'm right with you on concerns about Zunino's contact rate and he's not a defensive whiz either. He's solid. Zunino's a solid catcher with a power stroke. He's also a decent athlete (though I have doubts about his bat playing off position).
I dunno man, morning after I'm still having trouble jumping up and down and going, "Woo! Zunino!"
Maybe I need more coffee.
~G
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