Nasim Nuñez
- Washington’s roster as it stands utility · 391 PA (2B 291, SS 100) · 0.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: WSH 22% playoff odds; control through 2030.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 491 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 151 | .309 | .298 | 17% | 13% | 25% | +0.77 | −2.33 |
| RHP | 340 | .262 | .270 | 21% | 9% | 26% | +1.01 | −3.08 |
- Attack angle
- 4.8° (41% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +6.6°
- Swing length
- 6.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 3%
- Pull-air %
- 10.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 22.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .209/.291/.244 · 53
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+1.0 vs. league per 100; 0.4 standard errors on 60 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−3.8), but only 1.8 standard errors from average on 108 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,275 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Nuñez: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | David Hamilton MIL · ’97 | .285 | 0.4 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 56 | Zach McKinstry DET · ’95 | .288 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Arb |
| 55 | Cooper Pratt MIL · ’04 | .320 | 1.7 | 1.9 | Signed $3.9M |
| 48 | Edgar Quero CWS · ’03 | .283 | −0.5 | 0.2 | — |
| 46 | TJ Friedl CIN · ’95 | .260 | −0.7 | 0.5 | Free agent |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | −5 | −4 | +1.3 | −2.7 | 1,443 |
| 2026 | 2B | +9 | +7 | +3.5 | +10.5 | 3,645 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 2025 | 2B | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 376 |
| 2025 | SS | +3 | +2 | 0.0 | +2.0 | 566 |
| 2024 | 2B | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 12 |
| 2024 | SS | +3 | +2 | +0.2 | +2.2 | 869 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−3 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| ★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 125 | −1.1 |
| 2026 | 2B | 384 | +11.1 |
| 2025 | SS | 41 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | SS | 100 | +5.2 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 24 | 63 | 232 PA | 232 PA · .254/.339/.313 · 2 HR · 25.0% K · 10.8% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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