The New York Mets signed veteran infielder Eduardo Nunez over the weekend. It was a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Standard procedure by this time of the year in which players with little to no market have to settle for a chance to win a rotation spot or a place in the major league roster.
In the Mets’ case, they have three candidates for backup infield duties. To be more specific, they need a backup middle infielder. After all, Dominic Smith can play first base in the event that Pete Alonso suffers an injury, and Jeff McNeil, Jed Lowrie and J.