Nuñez: He’s What’s New

[G-Fafif]

Mets reportedly signed Eduardo Nuñez to a minor league contract.

[Edgy MD]

He's no Tom Veryzer, but I'll roll out the orange carpet for him.



Had a pretty lousy 2019 (I'd like to amend that statement after having checked — he had a very lousy 2019), but maybe if the range is still there, he's worth a look. Go, Noonie!

[LWFS]

He had range?



He's more like SuperSuperJoe, insofar as he plays a lot of positions (like, everything but catcher and pitcher). Which is to say, he owns a lot of gloves, not that he wields them with any particular skill. IIRC, he also runs. Or ran. Does he still run?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I dunno. As I recall it he was always making a bad error or screwing up a key play for the MFYs. I think of him and hear John + Suzyn in my head making excuses for "Nuney" -- as they always came from this perspective that they were his parents; concerned with a sruggling kid who hasn't realized how special he is.

[bmfc1]

A 2 WAR in 2017. 40 SBs in 2016. A ring with Boston in 2018. 2B-3B. https://www.fangraphs.com/players/eduardo-nunez/6848/stats?position=3B/SShttps://www.fangraphs.com/players/eduardo-nunez/6848/stats?position=3B/SS

[Frayed Knot]

He's one of those guys who's a real good athlete but, no way to sugarcoat it, is a BAD fielder; just seems to have bad hands no matter where you put him. Also, his lack of walks usually kept

his OPS+ under 100 even as he hit near, or sometimes over, .300. But he does have some value so I'm not going to squawk over a minor league deal.



He was one of those guys who, seemingly out of nowhere, has a good season for the MFY -- he filled in at SS during Jeter's injury year -- but also one where the team realizes that it's likely

not a sustainable pace [see: Ricky Ledee, Shane Spencer, etc.] so they deal him off hoping to 'sell high' or just let him walk when a better option (in this case, Didi) comes around.

[Edgy MD]

So last year they kept Adeiny Hechavarria, Ruben Tejada, Danny Espinosa, and Dilson Herrera stockpiled in the minors and he might be as good as any of them?



Well, crap.

[LWFS]

I don't think you heard me, bud. Those guys play 1-3 positions poorly; HE plays SEVERAL positions poorly.

[Edgy MD]

I found them to be good-to-excellent fielders, even at this portion of their careers. Ruben Tejootie is probably average at best with his range impeded post-leg break, but I thought it was a pretty good pile of gloves, and the first half of the season, I'd've trusted any of them over Rosario.

[LWFS]

Fair point.



Revised: Those guys play 1-3 positions while giving you poor overall production; HE plays SEVERAL positions while giving you poor overall production.

[Lefty Specialist]

Probably tears it up at AAA and gets a cuppa.

[Ceetar]

someone's gotta play in Syracuse.