Dunn

[voodoochile]

Originally Posted by kobo

This is from the referenced article:

"From June 8 to Aug. 15, Dunn had a .309/.416/.549 slash line with 14 home runs and 40 RBIs. He has walked 38 times and struck out only 58 over the 10-week period, an average of one whiff every 4.22 plate appearances. His batting average on balls in play has also soared from .162 in the first part of the season to .366."

If he keeps this new approach going and finishes the year strong I can see the Sox holding on to him for next year. And if he performs as well next year they might actually get something decent for him at the break next year.

Or if by some fluke the Sox manage to build a good enough team around the pitching staff to make a run at the division, he's a huge bat in the middle of the lineup.

[A. Cavatica]

Originally Posted by kobo

This is from the referenced article:

"From June 8 to Aug. 15, Dunn had a .309/.416/.549 slash line with 14 home runs and 40 RBIs. He has walked 38 times and struck out only 58 over the 10-week period, an average of one whiff every 4.22 plate appearances. His batting average on balls in play has also soared from .162 in the first part of the season to .366."

If he keeps this new approach going and finishes the year strong I can see the Sox holding on to him for next year. And if he performs as well next year they might actually get something decent for him at the break next year.

Small sample size. His time with the Sox has been a disaster, one of the worst banner acquisitions by any team, ever. If he hadn't been such an epic failure the Sox would not be below .400 and and would not have already unloaded better players like Peavy and Rios. Finally, even if Dunn keeps hitting the way he is now, he just lifts the team to .425 and a worse draft position.

Simply put, if there's any chance of unloading his contract, the Sox have to jump at it.

[amsteel]

Originally Posted by A. Cavatica

If he hadn't been such an epic failure the Sox would not be below .400 and and would not have already unloaded better players like Peavy and Rios. Finally, even if Dunn keeps hitting the way he is now, he just lifts the team to .425 and a worse draft position.

Other things Adam Dunn is responsible for:
The Great Chicago Fire
Extinction of the dinosaurs
The 2000s dot com bubble
Reality TV
Gigli
Dubstep music

[waldo_the_wolf]

Originally Posted by amsteel

Other things Adam Dunn is responsible for:
The Great Chicago Fire
Extinction of the dinosaurs
The 2000s dot com bubble
Reality TV
Gigli
Dubstep music

And he's ugly and has bad breath too

[voodoochile]

Originally Posted by waldo_the_wolf

And he's ugly and has bad breath too

"He took mah jerb!"

[sunofgold]

Dunn is the most powerful bat in our lineup. We don't have anybody to replace his bat in the lineup. Might actually want to extend him for two more years if you can get a fair price. He leads our team in hrs, RBIs, walks, and obp.

[Bobby Thigpen]

Originally Posted by amsteel

Other things Adam Dunn is responsible for:
The Great Chicago Fire
Extinction of the dinosaurs
The 2000s dot com bubble
Reality TV
Gigli
Dubstep music

You forgot global warming and stealing Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring.

[Corlose 15]

Originally Posted by amsteel

Other things Adam Dunn is responsible for:
The Great Chicago Fire
Extinction of the dinosaurs
The 2000s dot com bubble
Reality TV
Gigli
Dubstep music

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Your hitting is bad and you should feel bad!

[spawn]

Originally Posted by amsteel

Other things Adam Dunn is responsible for:
The Great Chicago Fire
Extinction of the dinosaurs
The 2000s dot com bubble
Reality TV
Gigli
Dubstep music

How could you leave out disco? Geez!

[JB98]

Originally Posted by sunofgold

Dunn is the most powerful bat in our lineup. We don't have anybody to replace his bat in the lineup. Might actually want to extend him for two more years if you can get a fair price. He leads our team in hrs, RBIs, walks, and obp.

No, no, no, a thousand times no. If the argument is the Sox should retain Dunn through the remainder of his contract because they don't have a viable replacement in their system, I can respect that point of view. But under no circumstance should he be kept on this roster past 2014. He's played well below his career norms the majority of his time with the Sox. I can't excuse that because he's been performing better lately. He doesn't merit an extension of any sort.

[tstrike2000]

Originally Posted by JB98

No, no, no, a thousand times no. If the argument is the Sox should retain Dunn through the remainder of his contract because they don't have a viable replacement in their system, I can respect that point of view. But under no circumstance should he be kept on this roster past 2014. He's played well below his career norms the majority of his time with the Sox. I can't excuse that because he's been performing better lately. He doesn't merit an extension of any sort.

Agreed, he's playing his best baseball since 2010, which is what sucked us into this contract in the first place. We're happy for Adam Dunn right now, I don't wish bad for the guy, but if he goes back to hitting .180 again for three months, we'll want him back off the team. Besides all that, after this contract expires, I wouldn't want to extend a 35 year old Dunn.

[GlassSox]

Originally Posted by JB98

No, no, no, a thousand times no. If the argument is the Sox should retain Dunn through the remainder of his contract because they don't have a viable replacement in their system, I can respect that point of view. But under no circumstance should he be kept on this roster past 2014. He's played well below his career norms the majority of his time with the Sox. I can't excuse that because he's been performing better lately. He doesn't merit an extension of any sort.

Right on JB, excellent post.

[Danryan]

Let us not be fooled by a couple of good weeks. This team would be far better off without Dunn's rally killing strikeouts, and his contract.

[Noneck]

This is a guy that does his best work on crap teams. What he is doing now means nothing, the other 29 teams realize this also.

[Tragg]

Trade him if someone is willing to take most salary and give a good prospect.
Sell high.