The Recent DFA of Eduardo Nunez is just one of several moves that the Boston Red Sox will do during the current season and accelerate during the offseason. Roster turnover is not unusual and is an integral part of the baseball landscape in the era of free agency, high-priced contracts, and the specter of arbitration years.
Nunez, a 32-year-old utility player, is symptomatic of what has inflicted the team this season – disappointment with a damning -1.3 bWAR. Nunez – a free agent after the season – will undoubtedly latch on elsewhere since the Red Sox are responsible for the rest of his $5 million contract for 2019.