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The Book on Gustavo Nunez
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Gustavo Nunez / SS, DET
Born 2/8/1988
San Pedro de Macoris,
D.R.
Height 5-10
Weight 155
Bats/Throws B/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/8/2012): #461
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
Dominican shortstop Gustavo Nunez, in the words of manager Dave Dombrowski, is 'a switch hitter who can run and make some outstanding defensive plays.' While he's a bit raw at the plate, his bat looks like a viable asset as well. He'll need to learn to be a smarter baserunner rather than rely on his raw speed to succeed at higher levels: his nice .304/.368/.431 line in high A last year faded to an unacceptable .215/.252/.289 after his promotion to AA. He'll need to do better than that to move further.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2007 | 19 | Rookie | DSL | Tigers | DET | 64 | 243 | 50 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 45 | .284 | .370 | .350 | .720 |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2007 | 19 | Rookie | DSL | Tigers | DET | SS | 64 | 289 | 95 | 171 | 23 | .920 | |
| 2008 | 20 | Rk | Gulf | Tigers | DET | SS | 13 | 68 | 20 | 41 | 7 | .897 | |
| 2008 | 20 | Rk | Gulf | Tigers | DET | 2B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | 20 | A+ | Florida | Lakeland | DET | RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | 20 | A+ | Florida | Lakeland | DET | SS | 31 | 112 | 28 | 77 | 7 | .938 | |
| 2008 | 20 | A+ | Florida | Lakeland | DET | 2B | 13 | 60 | 20 | 36 | 4 | .933 | |
| 2009 | 21 | Rk | Gulf | Tigers | DET | SS | 4 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | .917 | |
| 2009 | 21 | A | Midwest | W Michigan | DET | SS | 112 | 547 | 184 | 340 | 23 | .958 | |
| 2010 | 22 | A+ | Florida | Lakeland | DET | SS | 123 | 628 | 214 | 388 | 26 | .959 | |
| 2011 | 23 | A+ | Florida | Lakeland | DET | SS | 61 | 285 | 102 | 176 | 7 | .975 | |
| 2011 | 23 | A+ | Florida | Lakeland | DET | 2B | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | 23 | AA | Eastern | Erie | DET | SS | 26 | 112 | 39 | 71 | 2 | .982 | |
| 2011 | 23 | AA | Eastern | Erie | DET | 2B | 7 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | .957 | |
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