KTAR is reporting Diamondbacks acquire Adam Dunn
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:00 PM EDT
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Printhat the Diamondbacks have just acquired Adam Dunn in exchange for Dallas Buck and two players to be named later.
Got this as a text alert, no link or confirmation as of yet.
Here it is:
Diamondbacks acquire Adam Dunn from Reds
August 11th, 2008 @ 10:57am
by Tyler Bassett/Sports 620 KTAR, John Gambadoro/Sports 620 KTAR
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Sports 620 KTAR's John Gambadoro reports the Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired outfielder Adam Dunn from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Diamondbacks are giving up three prospects in the deal, minor league pitcher Dallas Buck and two other players to be named later.
Dunn has 32 home runs in 2008 with 74 RBI. His average this season is .233.
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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.
Where have you gone Mike Fetters?
Yeah, he's like
a better version of Mark Reynolds or Chris Young(2007 edition).
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a 2 month rental
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!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:18 PM EDT reply actions
Though we will probably get
Two additional draft picks, since Dunn is likely to be a Type A, I presume?
by Jim McLennan on Aug 11, 2008 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, we would
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I see
that Dunn isn’t represented by Scott Boras. Does that mean he’s likely to accept arbitration? And don’t we need to offer him arbitration in order to get the picks?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Not so sure about it being J.Mo's doing.
Besides, I think it’s a good deal for us. No chance of signing Dunn, though, because of that brilliant Eric Byrnes deal, so we’re probably going to be in line for some draft picks, which I like.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The price was nice
It doesn’t look like we gave up any of our best prospects. And we’ll get similar prospects back if he leaves.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
That's what I'm saying.
Although—I’m a little surprised that Dunn made it past the Dodgers on the waiver wire. I would have expected them to block this as long as possible.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
In fact,
IIRC, that’s how we wound up with Cirillo, Kennedy, and BK last year—we were actually trying to block them from going to another NL West team.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I would have expected
them to claim him so they could fulfill their dream of fielding a team made entirely of ourfielders and first basemen,
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Well, just because they claim him
wouldn’t necessarily mean they end up with him.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Once they claimed him
I don’t think they could have kept themselves from trading for him.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
True.
They DO hate young prospects, after all. Maybe get rid of Loney?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Maybe they could have tossed Kershaw into the deal, too.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Yeah. Who the hell
needs young impact players anyway, when you can have… MANNY RAMIREZ!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This trade makes no sense
the panic button was pushed, period.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Can we push
the button that opens a trap door under Bob Melvin’s chair instead?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
+100
and Moorad
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks to TAP at DBBP for the below information:
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
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions
But at least he walks!
Dunn is second only to Pat Burrell in the NL for walks (80).... so at least he has a number of walks and home runs to balance out the strike outs.
FYI, we now have three of the top 5 striker outers on our team! CY, Dunn, and Reynolds. I’m sure Upton would be up there with them if he was healthy!
HOLD THE PHONE:
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.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions
angels sweep yankees?
Didn’t know that. that is always good news.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Fox Sports changed the story...
Same link, different story – Dunn is indeed headed to AZ.
Beer...now there's a temporary solution!
gotta love ken
He makes Gambo look like Einstein
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
And I update the headline
For the third time in 20 minutes. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 11, 2008 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
bada bing!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
At least we can no longer ask Josh Byrnes
What have you Dunn for me lately?
by Jim McLennan on Aug 11, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
"Thank you
I’m here all night. Try the veal!”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
oy vey!
This could be fun…
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately,
Eric Byrnes is only Dunn in Sedona red until next season.
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Hopefully
This means our streak of NL West titles is not one and Dunn…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 11, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that we've upgraded our lineup,
it’s really even MORE upsetting that O-Dawg’s year is Dunn.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Argh....
beat me to it! I was gonna say that!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Then ESPN says yes
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.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:49 PM EDT reply actions
This is on ESPN.com as well ...
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”
waiver wire
Not real sure how the details go on it though
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 11, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's a helpful link about waiver trades
from one of the Padres’ front-office guys.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
ESPN
is reporting it: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3529966
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports
Has changed his mind and now is reporting the same thing.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nothing yet
from CBS Sportsline or Yahoo Sports.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
XM Radio says YES
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.
We aren’t locked into him—so the salary for this year doesn’t bother me that much. I just don’t know how Melvin is gonna make this work.
I see a bunch of possibilities.
Chris young could get a break and Romero could move to center. Then Dunn would play right field.
or
Conor Jackson could move to first, Chad Tracy could move to third, Mark Reynolds could move to Second and Adam Dunn could play left field.
or
Every player could move one postion to the right (which would be close to the last thing I just wrote).
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Your second possiblity
was what I was thinking. Or move Tracy to right. Augie did come through for us last year though.
by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 11, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Move Reynolds
to 2B! He played there at UVa!!
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Let's play lineup construction
I would presume that Dunn plays RF until Upton comes back? What happens then…
Like folks are saying up above … might be time to test ol’ Reynolds at second base.
Does anyone else get night terrors thinking about that? One amazing play only 5% of players could make followed by a routine grounder that gets flubbed … scary.
Yeah, but...
Considering that Chris Burke is likely to get a decent amount of starts at second (like whenever Augie’s not playing), is there really any escaping some form of nightmare?
It could be interesting
But I think playing at second could actually reduce his errors (once he gets a few games to adjust). He’ll have a little more time to see the ball and first base will be a lot closer. It may lead to fewer bobbles and fewer errant throws to first.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
But how is his range to his right?
He’s shown to have decent range but the range a second baseman needs in both directions is more than I’ve seen from him at third…
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He's made
a lot fewer lousy throws, it seems, as time has gone on. And a bobble made by a 2B is much less costly than made by a 3B. Generally speaking.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The only "night terror"
is that Orlando Hudson is done for the year, so we don’t have a choice. We’re picking between lesser evils here.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Can't move CoJack
He’s found his home. Unbelievably, CY feels like the odd man out to me. How long can we play him on potential? We’ve got a division to win, here.
by Counsellmember on Aug 11, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Romero has shown great range
Move Romero to CF and put Dunn in right, until JUp comes back?
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
We can move CoJack back to 1B in the short term,
then have him start in LF next year over Byrnes.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Put Byrnes in charge of bringing snacks and juice boxes to all the games next year?
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Let Byrnes
pitch BP?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'd be worried
about his brownies. Maybe just juice boxes.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Even more strange...
Dbacks put in the claim for Dunn BEFORE O-Dawg went down. What was the thought at that point?
Wow
Hadn’t thought of that, but yes, the claim must have been put in on Saturday before the game.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 11, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Must be considered just for OF then
or 1B, without considerations for the infield. Which does make sense…
Question now is, who gets sent back to Tucson?? Not my Jeff…. but that’s looking like it….. :(
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Burke will be
one of the players to be named later.
by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 11, 2008 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Could we
just name him now and be done (Dunn?) with it?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yay puns!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
So long as
he protects Mark Reynolds and Conor Jackson, his name could be Mud for all I care.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Now batting for your Arizona Diamondbacks...
Harry Mudd!
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Sadly, no :(
He’s an infielder too, which we need now with Odawg out. If only Jeff could play infield!
Do you think, though, that that was management’s idea before O went down?? Claim Dunn and get rid of Burke, oops, O’s hurt, got to keep Burke…
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The thought
was that, to stay in contention in a weak division, against the “charging” Dodgers, we needed more offense.
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Reds fan here
Just… try to appreciate Adam, okay? He’s a helluva guy and a monster hitter. For his sake, I hope this takes you to the World Series.
Don’t be dicks about his strikeouts and defense (which has been fine this year). After all, over the last five years, no one has hit more home runs or drawn more walks. Enjoy him.
Hehe yeah
Have you met Mark Reynolds? Tony Clark? ;)
Thanks Brendan… we appreciate the good thoughts.
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I didn't finish my thought
I meant dicks like the Cincinnati fans that booed him and wanted him out of town for those reasons. You’re right, I don’t follow the Snakes, so you all might be more enlightened about that sort of thing.
I’m just kind of emotional right now. Our season has been one disappointment after another, and this was like the final kick to the teeth. I just want you to know you got a great ballplayer and a great human being.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 11, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh stop your whining...
You’ve still got Dusty to abuse your pitching staff.
We kid, we kid. Thanks for the 2-month rental. Stop by and say hi if the WS makes a stop in Phoenix this year.
Wow....
wound, meet salt.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Or should it be
meat salt?
Sorry. I’m waaaay Dunn with all these bad puns.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'm sorry
about your season. We’ll try to give him a good home here, and I hope our prospects work out well for you.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I read what I read again and realized it might have come across as overly snide. It was my way of agreeing with you actually … we have awesome cool team players who collect strikes more often than a union organizer. Adn our defense - oh our defense.
We are a really easy team to like, personality wise, you should cheer for Dunn and the D-Backs this year as your secondary team. We could sure use the Karma and support!
Lord knows Thom Brenneman won't let go of his time in Phoenix
Can anyone give me any hope about Dallas Buck? Looks like his arm was decent before TJ surgery, but now his k/rate is kinda low.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 11, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Errr.... yeah.
Our defense wouldn’t exactly give the 2000 Baltimore Ravens a run for their money…
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Thanks!
I’m very excited about both the runs and the walks. Defense is kinda optional here anyway, so I’m not sure anyone would notice an error or two.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
"walks"?
What’s that? Some obscure baseball stat?
Oh, wait - “walks” - yeah, that thing CoJack does sometimes.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Strikeouts and Defense?!?
Are you kidding? Dunn was built for this team. He’ll fot right in to the team mission statement.
by Counsellmember on Aug 11, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing.
It’s like he came up through our own system. Now if we can only get Ryan Howard….
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Thanks.
And besides, if it will help us kick the Cubs’ asses in the postseason, I doubt you’d mind that, either….
Assuming we hold off the Doggers.
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A little context
I just complained to a coworker about this trade …told him I wasn’t sure about it, didn’t know if it was smart or not …
He interrupted me … you see my friend is a die hard Indians fan.
“My team which was one out away from the world series gave up on the season before the allstar break … at least your guys are making moves.”
True … true …
Wow
Just saw the news. I can’t believe it. It’s a fascinating move. Dunn’s weaknesses unfortunately seem to be the same weaknesses we have on the team, but at least he gets on base. I definitely hope this means the end to TC and Burke on the field. We should be able to mix and match at the CI and OF spots b/w Reynolds-Tracy-CoJack-Dunn-CY-Upton-Romero with 5 of the 7 playing every night. CY certainly needs to see some time off. It will mean every night we have two formidable hitters on the bench. Can’t remember the last time we said that. And if we move Reynolds to 2B (pleeeeease!!!) it makes us even stronger. With Tracy at 3B, Reynolds at 2B, Dunn at 1B and an OF of CoJack-CY/Romero-Upton… Phew! That’s a lot of pop (well, at least compared to what we’ve had). Unfortunately it’s also a pretty awful defensive IF.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
"a lot of pop"
Offensively. A lot of poop defensively, though.
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::bows::
And what’s the deal with airline food? Seriously, folks….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
RF?
In here, they say,
Dunn is expected to join the team in Colorado and start in right field.
So…. Ichiromero to center field and CY to bench field?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hmm?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Wah wah wah
waaaaaaah
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Turnabout
IS fair play. But I just couldn’t resist the trumpet sound effect.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well, you have to have context to understand it.
Otherwise, it looks like I’m crying about something.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yeah, that puzzled me
Dunn’s an adventure already in left field. Now he’s going to play right?
by Brendanukkah on Aug 11, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Nobody says who's going to be sent down
If it’s Jeff, I am going to be maaaad….
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Why?
Who would you send down? Before O-Dawg, Burke made the most sense, but now….
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I know it makes sense
but it still ticks me off. Bring him up for one day, get him excited, and now this??? He killed AAA pitching, he deserves to stay. Grrrrrrrr!
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention
that we actually need to make room on the 40 man… sending Jeff down doesn’t do that.
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
The players to be be named may be coming off that roster. Obvious candidates include:
Emiliano Fruto
Esmerling Vasquez
Wilkin Castillo
Javier Brito
Josh Whitesell
by Jim McLennan on Aug 11, 2008 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Sources are reporting that one or both of the PTBNLs need to clear waivers.
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Hmm, the roster
The 40 Man roster on MLB.com shows that we are at 40 with Jeff and Dunn on the roster… wonder if we made a move already.
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
We're also getting cash from the Reds
to offset his salary, according to CBS Sportsline. (Which, as usual, is the last horse across the finish line.)
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So it costs us our third baseman of the future and a former first round pick to get Manny Ramirez, and you guys get Dunn for nothing?
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
Well, we DID just lose Orlando Hudson.
But I thought the Dodgers org was done with LaRoche anyway?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Being stupid in the past doesn’t make being stupid in the present excusable.
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
Good to know that when Dusty talks about doing things "The Dodger Way"
it’s still relevant.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 11, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the posters at RR
asked if one of the PTBNL might be Chris Young.
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They're also
upset that they couldn’t get Pwnings.
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ADAM DUNN RULES
BIG MAN!
he’s on a slump right now.. 5/36 in august with 0 HR and 0 RBIs.
which means we got him right in time so he’ll get hot again and hit 12 HR in 10 games! yes!
love this deal!
I'd prefer
he hit 12 HR in 19 games in October.
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Dunn is streaky and normally doesn't do well in August
But my personal theory is that trading Griffey really shook him up. The two of them were close friends and were the longest tenured Reds. Now that he’s in a new clubhouse, I think he’ll start to hit better.
I’m really unfamiliar with the D-Backs’ lineup. Where do you think he would bat?
by Brendanukkah on Aug 11, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
He'll bat
4th or 5th. Almost guaranteed.
And then Bob Melvin will make a double switch and bring in Tony Clark to hit for Dunn…. in the 5th inning. ::sigh::
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Reds fan here
but now D-Backs fan for the rest of this season.
Unless the players to be named are decent, then this trade for the Reds is terrible. I’d rather have the supplemental picks for letting him walk at the end of the year if the Reds didn’t want him.
Anyways, hope you guys beat the Rays in the World Series!
I'm cuatiously optimistic about this move
Obviously, we’ll have to see what we give up later. But I won’t be unhappy to see what the offense could do with Dunn, Reynolds, Tracy, and CoJack in the lineup.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Good point...
It adds power to the lineup, and our guys might get better pitches to hit knowing Dunn is there now.
by snakecharmer on Aug 11, 2008 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
I think we needed to make a deal, seeing how our offense has been since the trade deadline. We’ll have to see how it works, personally, I think it was good. he strikes out a lot, but he has the power we have been needing.
You would think Dunn gets the most playing time right??
Over Tracy?
Damn, so much for Clark… what a waste! haha
Yeah, a huge waste --
we gave away a single-A pitcher for TC.
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