nugget | u02c8nu0259u0261u0259t | nouna
small lump of gold or other precious metal found ready-formed in the earth. • a small chunk or lump of another substance: tiny nuggets of chicken and shrimp. • a valuable idea or fact: nuggets of information.
On Wednesday, MASN’s Steve Melewski wrote that the Orioles have a “future nugget” in 24-year-old Anthony Santander. Once you get past the decided old-man tenor of the expression, and/or the mental associations with chicken, Melewski makes a good point.