2020 Pre-Season Projections
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Monitor Nunez’s progress for the remainder of the season and beyond, as Renato Nunez may be the next Khris Davis. Team Batting Stats
When Núñez has connected this season, the ball has gone far. Take a look at their batted ball breakdowns over the last two seasons:Here we can see that both players aim (rightfully) to hit hard-hit, pulled fly balls. Batting Stats
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It’s sort of the “swing and hope you connect” strategy. Take this one from March 31, 2018, when the Nationals were visiting the Reds in Cincinnati:That was a 109-mph, 460-foot, absolute mammoth of a home run.I’ve looked at the results, the discipline, and the power so far, but the similarities between Núñez and Adams continue to run deeper. Major League Leaders
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Renato Núñez, who clubbed 31 homers last year yet still finished with a 99 wRC+ and 0.6 WAR, ... Brooklyn-based Jay Jaffe is a senior writer for FanGraphs, the author of The Cooperstown Casebook (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) and the creator of the JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score) metric for Hall of Fame analysis.
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But the Orioles can, and Núñez is the beneficiary.
This is where they will be the most productive, and this is how they’ll continue to secure big league jobs. Guts! Minor League Leaders
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But, even with this information, it’s worth remembering what we’re doing here.
2020 600 PA / 200 IP Projections
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All teams look for players with untapped potential. Major League Leaders
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You can follow him on Twitter Probably my first real “Who the hell is he?” favorite players.
3 Year Projections
Just look at this two-run shot from mid-April, Núñez’s second homer of the year:That was a 113-mph, 450-foot blast that cleared the Green Monster, the few rows of seats atop the Green Monster, and the rest of the Fenway Park. Team Pitching Stats
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Guts! Defensive Stats
Both players appear to have similar defining characteristics — they both have enough power to be slightly above-average bats overall, but neither makes enough contact or draws the walks necessary to be much more than that. DFS Projections