Steamer has him as being worth about a win from now until the end of the season, so it's possible though that is based on him getting 250 more at bats. I'm not sure that happens with Holt playing this well.I find the attitude toward Nunez surprising. He still is the same hitter as we had in 2017, and has shown signs of recovering those skills.
But he brings no other tools right now. His BsR is -5 which is twice as bad as the next guy - Moreland and 3rd worst in baseball. In half a season that's more than 7 runs worse than each of his previous two seasons. Some of that is just poor base running, but his speed also hasn't come back to where he is a big threat which was a really useful part of his game.
A sub .300 obp guy who is noticeably slower than he was last year and a defensive liability really brings nothing other than keeping Holt fresh. If this were May or if he were an asset vs. lefties I'd be patient, but it's been half a season.
The deal seemed like a coup this off season , but maybe other teams passed for a reason.
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