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The return of Nunez
Nunez hit .315 playing for the Whitecaps in 2009
West Michigan Whitecaps alum Gustavo Nunez has returned to the Detroit Tigers in strange turn of events. The 24 year-old short stop was taken by the Pittsburg Pirates in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft in December of 2011. He was then claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondback in October, and is now back in the Tigers organization as the D-Backs have outrighted his contract to the Toledo Mud Hens. He spent the 2012 season on the disabled list for the Pirates, recovering from surgery to his right ankle. As part of re-hab, he did play twelve games between the Gulf Coast League Pirates, Single-A Bradenton Marauders, and the Double-A Altoona Curve, hitting a combined .273. Nunez had a solid year with the Whitecaps in 2009. Playing in 112 games, he hit .315, with 16 doubles, 10 triples, and five home runs. The Tigers needed some depth at middle infield in the system, so I’m glad to see him back, and hope he has a great year in Toledo.
Photo courtesy of the West Michigan Whitecaps
Whitecaps’ Alum hurles No-No for Akron
Soto pitching for the Whitecaps in 2010.
Now a member of the Akron Aeros, former West Michigan Whitecaps pitcher Giovanni Soto pitched a no-hitter against the Altoona Curve this week. The Puerto Rico native struck out six batters and walked three. He took advantage of his teams ability to ‘turn two’ to face just one over the minimum number of hitters at 27. He threw 11 groundouts on 64 strikes.
“I thought about [the no-hitter] around the seventh inning,” Soto told MiLB.com. “I knew I had a catcher, Michel Hernandez, with a lot of experience, so I wasn’t shaking him off. I had command of all my pitches. I was using my fastball more than I usually do. I was keeping the ball down.”
So far this season with Akron, his first in Double-A, he’s sporting a record of 6-6 with a 3.73 ERA. As a member of the Whitecaps in 2010, he was also 6-6, with a 2.61 ERA through 16 games. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in July of that year in a deal that brought Jhonny Peralta to the Detroit Tigers. Soto was drafted in the 21st round of the 2009 Draft by Detroit.
Photo courtesy of the West Michigan Whitecaps
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