Juan Nunez 2024

[btdart20]

Nunez needs a thread and is spinning it so far tonight (4 IP 0 BB 9 K so far).

[sportsfan8703]

One of the forgotten pieces of the Jorge Lopez/Cano trade.  Nunez would be valuable even if he is just an up/down reliever during his three option years.  

[Just Regular]

Mayo and Callis over at MLB.com must like him more than many - they have him #10 on their updated list.

The 29.1 Sally innings so far this year look more good than great, so curious to see how strong he can finish.

[Warehouse]

1 hour ago, Just Regular said:

Mayo and Callis over at MLB.com must like him more than many - they have him #10 on their updated list.

The 29.1 Sally innings so far this year look more good than great, so curious to see how strong he can finish.

His numbers at Aberdeen are very good, but he hasn’t pitched since May and is on the 60-day injured list.

[emmett16]

12 hours ago, Warehouse said:

His numbers at Aberdeen are very good, but he hasn’t pitched since May and is on the 60-day injured list.

Didn’t he get TJ? 

[Tony-OH]

34 minutes ago, emmett16 said:

Didn’t he get TJ? 

I believe he's a TJ guy. When they go on the IL for 60-days that means they are done for the year this late. 

 

[Tony-OH]

14 hours ago, Just Regular said:

Mayo and Callis over at MLB.com must like him more than many - they have him #10 on their updated list.

The 29.1 Sally innings so far this year look more good than great, so curious to see how strong he can finish.

It's ashamed that he ended up getting hurt because his last start before going on the IL was an absolute dominant start. 

His changeup is a real weapon and the pitch he uses for his out pitch or when he needs a swing and miss. The slider can flash plus, but he uses it to get ahead of batters than as an out pitch. 

The fastball is nice, and he gets some swings and misses up in the zone with it, but it's an average offering despite the good velocity because it doesn't appear to have a lot of movement or carry for me. 

He was probably heading to Bowie after that start so it's ashamed he got hurt. 

I probably should have kept him on the power rankings but took him off when he got hurt and honestly lost track of him a bit. 

Hopefully whatever it is he's able to pitch next year. 

[Warehouse]

MLB pipeline clarified that he was shut down in May with a shoulder issue.  It doesn’t seem like he has had any surgery yet at this point (usually MASN reports prospect surgeries).

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/orioles/juan-nunez-693725

So the good news is that there is a chance he could be pitching to start next year. The bad news is a shoulder issue is more likely to derail his career vs. TJ.

[Tony-OH]

Yeah, I don't know whether that's good news of bad. Hopefully he's on an extended rehab and will be ready to pitch by next year.

Shoulders are definitely more tricky than elbows.