The Brewers signed veteran infielder Abraham Nunez to a minor league deal today. They subsequently invited Nunez, 31, to camp to battle for a backup utility player.
Nunez is a fine defender, but he leaves a lot to be desired at the plate. He batted .234 with 16 RBI in 136 games with the Philadelphia Phillies last year. That's not very impressive. Melvin was most likely wooed by the fact that Nunez is a switch-hitter and can play the middle infield positions. The Brewers did not have a bench player that could play second or shortstop, besides Craig Counsell.
The Brewers' 25-man roster is beginning to become very crowded with Gross, Gwynn, Kapler, Dillon, Counsell, Rivera, Munson, and now Nunez. Depth is a good problem to have, obviously, and it's something Milwaukee has not had in many years. Pair depth on the bench with our pitching surplus, and the likelihood of a trade in increasing exponentially in my mind. I cannot figure out if Melvin is going to attempt to replenish the farm system while allowing the Brewers to maintain their "win-now" mentality for this year, or he could trade for a major league ready player. I just don't see who Melvin would go after now Cameron has been signed. Thoughts?
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With Dillon as a possible 25th man, I suppose it's not a pressing need, but I wonder if Melvin will try to add a guy who has real experience at first base as a bench player. It'd be nice to not have to use whoever it is as a starter, but even Prince needs days off sometimes. I don't know who's out there though and you're right about the 25-man roster getting pretty crowded.
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