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[BSLChrisStoner]

Balt Sun: In another year of learning, Orioles slugger Renato Núñez hoping to steady his streaky production

[BSLChrisStoner]

Homers in bunches... #5 tonight. 

[TwentyThirtyFive]

He becomes a very interesting bat if he can raise his avg into the .270ish range and walk a tad more. The power is legit. Could become Nelly Cruz lite.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

He becomes a very interesting bat if he can raise his avg into the .270ish range and walk a tad more. The power is legit. Could become Nelly Cruz lite.

Nellie Cruz? You mean that guy who should still be in an O's uniform?

[Nigel Tufnel]

Nellie Cruz? You mean that guy who should still be in an O's uniform?

 

I tend to doubt that anyone would have offered him a 6-year contract in the 2014 offseason and/or that the O's wouldn't have traded him in 2018, but who knows.

 

The O's definitely should have tried to keep him, but he'd be gone by now regardless.

[Mike B]

I tend to doubt that anyone would have offered him a 6-year contract in the 2014 offseason and/or that the O's wouldn't have traded him in 2018, but who knows.

 

The O's definitely should have tried to keep him, but he'd be gone by now regardless.

Yea, the Orioles screwed things up with Cruz.    That IMO, was an ownership screw up.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Season to-date: 

172 ab's, .250 / .316 / .488

 

11 homers, 25 rbi, 8 doubles, 14 bb's, 58 k's

[Mike B]

Season to-date: 

172 ab's, .250 / .316 / .488

 

11 homers, 25 rbi, 8 doubles, 14 bb's, 58 k's

IMO, pretty close to who he is.  In a full season he would be on pace for about 30 bombs.  It will be interesting to see if he is an arbitration casualty.

[BSLRoseKatz]

Yeah his production as an Oriole has been pretty steady, .781 OPS in 2018 and .771 in 2019 

[BSLChrisStoner]

IMO, pretty close to who he is.  In a full season he would be on pace for about 30 bombs.  It will be interesting to see if he is an arbitration casualty.

If the NL is going to have a DH from now on, the Orioles should be able to trade him for something.  Not saying some Top 100 prospect, just saying they shouldn't have to give him away.   And if the O's want to determine Mancini is healthy / right before moving Nunez, I get that.

[Old Man]

Nellie Cruz? You mean that guy who should still be in an O's uniform?

 

 

I tend to doubt that anyone would have offered him a 6-year contract in the 2014 offseason and/or that the O's wouldn't have traded him in 2018, but who knows.

 

The O's definitely should have tried to keep him, but he'd be gone by now regardless.

The Os made a run at him, and came up short. Nobody at the time in OH, felt that the aged Cruz would last the length of the contract he got. More power to him.

 

Hindsight allows us to complain and throw stones at it.

 

He was at the time, one failed drug test away from a long suspension.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Camden Chat: Renato Nunez performed up to modest expectations in 2020 — no better, no worse
https://www.camdench...nez-review-2020

[BSLChrisStoner]

MASN: Could the O’s homer leader be squeezed off 2021 roster?
https://www.masnspor...021-roster.html

[dude]

...he doesn't have to be.

 

It's not that Nunez doesn't have something to offer.  He does.  It's just not a good fit on the Orioles.

 

If Steve wants to promote the 3.9M arb figure, I'd like to bet on the under....but even when he comes in the low 2s, that's still likely a consideration for the Orioles.

 

The don't really have a roster issue yet because you still have options available (the literal option) for shoving Stewart(1) and Mullins(2) back to AAA short term.   

 

We've accepted Mountcastle in LF for now so Mancini can go to 1B and Nunez to DH and Davis can play 26th man for now.

 

Basically you can slow play the ARSSIN group into 2021 but it's super unlikely any of them are on the 2022 team, given the arbitration levels for all of them. 

 

I just don't think they break up the group until they break up the whole group which is mostly likely at the trade deadline this season. 

[dude]

As I've already pointed out several times, Nunez has something to offer, but it's a poor fit for the Orioles.

 

There are teams that actually need what he does.  The Nationals essentially have zero position prospects that are useful, so adding a guy like Nunez who has some cost and service control to a team that has designs on being good has value.  Brewers, same thing.  Probably another 3-5 teams that would have interest.

 

A) You can make an argument to trade him now and save less than 2M and get something and push the roster around a little.

 

B) You can wait to trade him into the season.  Slow play the process, maybe you save 1 million, maybe you get another team interested.

 

C) Worst case you don't offer him arb in 2022.

 

The easiest answer is B (which would be my guess), but like the Iglesias decision, there could be another competing view for the resources.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Welp he’s been non tendered

“ A former waiver claim, Núñez hit .253 with 52 homers and .764 OPS over 263 games for the Orioles since 2018. He was first-year arbitration eligible this winter and a non-tender candidate for that reason.”

Unreal how cheap this team is — getting rid of a guy because he’s arb eligible

[BaltBird 24]

I'm sure they'll use that 3 million elsewhere to improve the team.

[Nigel Tufnel]

I don't see where he would have played, assuming Mancini is healthy.

[BaltBird 24]

3B? I'd take Nunez over Ruiz.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Im sure they gauged trade interest. I think this was the right call. As I said in the Stewart thread, if it came down to ABs for Nunez or Stewart Id rather give them to Stewart. He's a butcher with a glove on his hand. So only a DH.