San Francisco Giants third baseman Eduardo Nunez is absent from the starting lineup on Wednesday versus the Cleveland Indians.
Nunez is likely just getting a breather, but USA Today's Bob Nightengale did report earlier today that the Boston Red Sox were targeting the 30-year-old third baseman as a trade candidate, so perhaps there's more to it. Conor Gillaspie is starting at the hot corner for the Giants on Wednesday.
Nunez is slashing .295/.319/.407 with 17 steals in 69 games this season. numberFire's models project him to record a .284 batting average with another 9 steals in 219 more plate appearances over the remainder of the year.
Source: Baseball Press