Well Renato Nuñez, we barely knew ye. The Detroit Tigers announced on Wednesday that they had selected the contract of infielder Zack Short from Triple-A Toledo. To open the roster spot, they designated Nuñez for assignment.
Short was acquired in a deal with the Chicago Cubs for Cameron Maybin last year. He’s a good shortstop who can play any position on the infield well, but isn’t thought to have the power to stick as a regular. Of course, the Tigers don’t have many regulars, so we may see quite a bit of him anyway. Short seems capable of putting together tough at-bats and generally being a scrappy pest to opposing teams, while playing very good defense.