some strike outs. Adam “Big Donkey” Dunn does have good power numbers but he also has 120 strike outs to go with that .233 average. At least he only hits into 4 double plays this year. I don’t know what to think yet until I hear Mark Grace tell me how much I’m going to love this deal.

that will be a free agent after this season. We lose two unknown prospects and another pitching prospect? This has Moorad written all over it!

Finally somone in the lineup that needs to be pitched around.

I thought Dunn had another year left on his deal?

Adam Dunn
2 years/$18.5M (2006-07), plus $13M 2008 club option

Cincinnati exercised $13M 2008 option 10/31/07
re-signed 2/06, avoided arbitration ($8.95M-$7.1M)
06:$7.5M, 07:$10.5M, 08:$13M club option ($0.5M buyout)
2008 option may increase to $16M based on award bonuses
if club exercises 2008 option, Dunn receives full no-trade clause until 6/15/2008 & limited no-trade clause for the remainder of 2008 (allowing Dunn specify 10 clubs to which he would accept a trade)

2008 option voids if Dunn is traded before 2008
assignment bonus of $0.5M if traded

1 year/$4.6M (2005), avoided arbitration 1/05
1 year/$0.445M (2004), re-signed 3/04
1 year/$0.4M (2003) 3/03
agent: Brian Peters, Greg Genske

ML service: 6.074

Source: Cot’s Baseball Contracts

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/122811

From MSN:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8437824/Sources:-D-backs-fail-in-bid-to-land-Reds

Ken Rosenthal:

The Diamondbacks’ effort to acquire Cincinnati’s Adam Dunn has failed.

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Arizona claimed the Reds left fielder on waivers but no deal was consummated before the 48-hour window expired Monday, according to major-league sources.

Dunn, who is tied for the major-league lead in home runs, will now remain with the Reds for the rest of the season.

The Diamondbacks also had interest in Dunn before the July 31 trade deadline.

Currently in first place in the NL West, the Diamondbacks were looking to boost an offense than ranks 10th in the National League in runs scored, 12th in home runs and 13th in batting average.

Dunn is hitting .233 with 32 home runs and 74 RBIs for the Reds this season.

I’m so confused

The Arizona Diamondbacks added a big bat Monday in their attempt to hold off the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West race.

Adam Dunn

Dunn

Arizona acquired Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, who is tied for the major league lead with 32 home runs, for three prospects.

The trade was first reported by KTAR Radio in Phoenix.

In exchange for Dunn, Cincinnati will receive minor league pitcher Dallas Burk and two other players to be named later.

Buck got a call from D-backs farm director A.J. Hinch, telling him he had been traded for Dunn. Buck, who was traveling with the Single-A Visalia Oaks, was already on the bus to San Jose, Calif., when Hinch called him. He had to tell teammates of the trade en route.

“It was kind of funny,” Buck said, “because I was rumored to be in a deal for [Mark] Teixeira, so when I just told them they all thought I was messing with them.”

Buck was drafted by Arizona in the third round of the 2005 draft. Once a top-notch prospect, Buck’s draft status fell after had an elbow injury revealed on the eve of the ‘05 draft that bumped him out of a likely first-round slot. He had Tommy John surgery last summer and had begun pitching in Single-A this summer.

Dunn is tied with the Phillies’ Ryan Howard for the NL lead with his 32 homers. The White Sox’s Carlos Quentin also has 32 home runs.

Information from ESPN.com’s Amy K. Nelson was used in this report.

Frantically trying to keep the headline on this story up-to-date. :-)

So I have two questions …

1) How good are the guys we gave up?
2) How are we going to get him playing time? Sit down Romero? Not bring up Upton when he is healthy? Move CoJack back to first?

Also, looks like Salazar’s short stint post O-Dog injury 2.0

Oh, a third question. Can one of you experts explain how this works after the “trade deadline”

is reporting it: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3529966

No further details, but they report its been confirmed. Dang, I just dont know what to think about this, but at least my mind is off the weekend disasters.

I would presume that Dunn plays RF until Upton comes back? What happens then…