More and more, Doc, I am fascinated by his "power squat," the lowering of his CG that you have often written about. I love that move.
Of course, almost all talented hitters do it, but his just seems so easy and natural that it is almost as if he can't avoid hitting well.
Zunino's torrid streak is fairly weird. Compared with last season, the season he is BB'ing less, K'ing more, but also running a career high BABIP of .350! Nearly 100 pets higher than his previous best.
His fly ball % is 2 pts below his career average but his line drive % is up 3 pts. His HR/FB is at 25%, 2 pts above last season and 9 pts above his career number. Weirdly, his O-Swing and Z-Swing % are basically at career rates.
It seems that what he's really learned to do is simply hit the ball harder. Much of that may be due to the fact that he uses the right side of the field now. To tell you the truth, we're likely seeing the extension of last year's Zunino, with a bit more velocity.
In his last 585 PA's, he's hit 35 HR's. Boomstick Junior!