3/18/25

FOR DISCUSSION - Dedniel Núñez

 


Thomas Nestico                 @TJStats

Dedniel Nunez made his Spring Training debut today and his stuff looks back to its elite level!

Nunez tosses a hard gyro-slider and a high rising cut fastball that stumps batters. He will be a key piece of the Mets bullpen this season!



Pitch Profiler          @pitchprofiler 

Oh you thought the Mets couldn't possibly have any more stuff demons? Here's another lol


Okay. This is only one inning. But it’s one inning from an established, successful major year pitcher coming back from an injury earlier than expected. We as Mets followers are more used to late returns rather than early ones.

For the record… 1-G, 1-IP, 0.00, 0.00, 1-K

2024 was his first pro season:  25-apps, 2-0, 2.31, 0.91, 35-IP, 48-K

Nunez will not be eligible for free agency until 2023.

There’s no way he will start the season actively, but, based on this return, there doesn’t seem to be any reason that he won’t be activated  past the middle of April.




2 comments:

Reese Kaplan said...

Nunez was a warm body last year and then he was nearly unhittable. Given his lack of work, I'd keep him in Florida where it's warm for another few weeks and then bring him up.

JoeP said...

Definitely, no need to rush him. We need him for the whole year.

If he can stay healthy, what a find