When the Orioles called Renato Nunez up from Norfolk last month, it was a name unknown to many O’s fans. Who is this guy playing a position that’s been held down by Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., and Manny Machado?
Nobody is expecting Nunez to become one of those guys, but he spent many years as a top prospect and was victimized by a roster crunch. The Orioles are handling this aspect of the rebuild correctly by letting a player with untapped potential try to figure it out at the top level.