On Monday, Paul Folkemer recapped Hanser Alberto’s season. Today, I’ll be telling you about Renato Núñez. It’s a fun comparison to make, because as far as hitters on this team go, two more different styles of play would be hard to find.
Hanser chugged along all year, hitting .295 or better for most of the season. Núñez is a feast-or-famine guy: he hit .304 in July, but .213 in both June and September/October. Hanser is a slap hitter, finishing the year with twelve home runs; Núñez had thirty-one, including bombs like this one. Hanser struck out only 50 times this season (making him the hardest guy to strike out in the league); Núñez had a healthy 143 in about the same at-bats.