Adam Dunn to the Nationals

[GarkoCollector]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

I think the Dodgers screwed up not signing Dunn. JMO.

No thanks, we have enough guys with potential to Strike out 190 times a year

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Andrew and I talked about this briefly yesterday, but I can envision a line up starting with:

1) Elijah Dukes
2) Lastings Milledge
3) Ryan Zimmerman
4) Adam Dunn

Dukes and Milledge (or Anderson Hernandez and/or Christain Guzman) will be table setters. Zim will get some good pitches to hit and Dunn will get all the rbi's.....maybe this ain't such a bad deal!

[GarkoCollector]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Andrew and I talked about this briefly yesterday, but I can envision a line up starting with:

1) Elijah Dukes
2) Lastings Milledge
3) Ryan Zimmerman
4) Adam Dunn

Dukes and Milledge (or Anderson Hernandez and/or Christain Guzman) will be table setters. Zim will get some good pitches to hit and Dunn will get all the rbi's.....maybe this ain't such a bad deal!

Is Dukes gonna stay out of trouble long enough to be a contributor?

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Is Dukes gonna stay out of trouble long enough to be a contributor?

I think so. Manny Acta is a very calming influence on alot of these young guys. I think he helped turn Milledge around from his wild hip-hop Mets days. Dukes has a ton of potential that Manny can tap in to.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

This team may not win 82 games this year, but this signing is huge and he should help all the players around him in the lineup.

Washington is very excited!!!

[allstarsplus]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Projected batting order

1. 2B Anderson Hernandez:
.333 BA, .407 OBP, .383 SLG, 0 HRs, 17 RBIs in 2008
2. SS Cristian Guzman:
.316 BA, .345 OBP, .440 SLG, 9 HR, 55 RBI in 2008
3. 3B Ryan Zimmerman:
.283 BA, .333 OBP, .442 SLG, 14 HR, 51 RBI in 2008
4. 1B Adam Dunn:
.236 BA, .386 OBP, .513 SLG, 40 HR, 100 RBI in 2008
5. RF Elijah Dukes:
.264 BA, .386 OBP, .478 SLG, 13 HR, 44 RBI in 2008
6. CF Lastings Milledge:
.268 BA, .330 OBP, .402 SLG, 14 HR, 61 RBI in 2008
7. LFJosh Willingham:
.254 BA, .364 OBP, .470 SLG, 15 HR, 51 RBI in 2008
8. C Jesus Flores:
.256 BA, .296 OBP, .402 SLG, 8 HR, 59 RBI in 2008

[skyking26]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

What time is the news conference? I hope ESPN carries it.

[Jags Fan Dan]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

While I agree that his consistent power numbers are amazaing, I am suprised he signed with a National League team, as he was born to DH. He is such a liability in the field it isn't funny.

I live in Cincinnati and have watched Dunn alot over the years. Here's what you get with Dunn:

Positives: 40 + homers, guaranteed
100 or so walks
Good amount of runs scored
His homers are things of beauty!

Negatives:
His skills in the field are poor, as are his efforts (at least they appeared to be here). It's not just the errors, it's the balls he just can't get to because he is slow or lacking effort or both.
Slow on the basepaths
Low batting average
More likely to K than hit homer with men on base

Obviously, he was not the missing piece to the puzzle in Cincinnati. I hope he brings good things to Washington. He really kind of ticked me off last year when the Reds started shopping him and all of a sudden he could go first to third on a single. Made me wonder where that effor had been all of these years. I know the Reds have been losers the last 8 years, but c'mon!

[skyking26]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

While I agree that his consistent power numbers are amazaing, I am suprised he signed with a National League team, as he was born to DH. He is such a liability in the field it isn't funny.

I live in Cincinnati and have watched Dunn alot over the years. Here's what you get with Dunn:

Positives: 40 + homers, guaranteed
100 or so walks
Good amount of runs scored
His homers are things of beauty!

Negatives:
His skills in the field are poor, as are his efforts (at least they appeared to be here). It's not just the errors, it's the balls he just can't get to because he is slow or lacking effort or both.
Slow on the basepaths
Low batting average
More likely to K than hit homer with men on base

Obviously, he was not the missing piece to the puzzle in Cincinnati. I hope he brings good things to Washington. He really kind of ticked me off last year when the Reds started shopping him and all of a sudden he could go first to third on a single. Made me wonder where that effor had been all of these years. I know the Reds have been losers the last 8 years, but c'mon!

I too believed Dunn to be a born AL guy. His opportunities as a player are more flexible as an AL player with the DH. It's almost like a pride thing with him and other guys like Sheffield. They make it clear they do not want to DH, like it is demoralizing. I think it just opens more doors for the player.

Shame on the AL clubs though. They are the ones that had the opportunity to sign him but did not. I think he will end up there one day like Thome with CHI and Kingman years ago with Oakland. Kingman, like Dunn, was not a great fielder but was lethal as a hitter. Alot of parallels there. Dave spent from '71 to 83 mostly as a NL player. I think had he been in the AL sooner he'd have hit 500 HRS instead of 442.

Sometimes a change in scenary helps. Dunn is going to a club that has been chasing him all winter. That should be a feel good feeling that translates to nice numbers. I do not know much about Washington's park - is it a nice hitter's park??

I'm frothing at the mouth for some GU Dunn stuff over the year.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Negatives:
1. His skills in the field are poor, as are his efforts (at least they appeared to be here). It's not just the errors, it's the balls he just can't get to because he is slow or lacking effort or both.
2. Slow on the basepaths
3. Low batting average
4. More likely to K than hit homer with men on base

I like your Positives and here is my take on the negatives:

1. His defense is a minus, but he hopefully will be moved to 1st base.
2. Slow on the basepaths---he is faster than Dmitri Young who was the Nats starting 1st baseman for all of 2007
3. He is just about a career .250 hitter---but always a lofty OBP and was at .417 with Arizona
4. Have you seen Ryan Howard's #'s. The man is a power hitter.

[skyking26]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Amen brother.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

Amen brother.

He did very well in the Q&A at yesterday's Press Conference. Now the remaining question, what position will Adam Dunn play?

[skyking26]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

He did very well in the Q&A at yesterday's Press Conference. Now the remaining question, what position will Adam Dunn play?

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You should post some pics of Adam's HOTTTTTT wife. Smokin'.

I heard Harold Reynold's say he'd play left...


I still belive the Angels should have picked him up so he could DH as well.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

You should post some pics of Adam's HOTTTTTT wife. Smokin'.

You ask, and I deliver!

[skyking26]

Re: Adam Dunn to the Nationals

I saw another shot where GM was giving Rachel flowers. She is a beautiful woman.

Remember the old ghostbusters song from the 80's? "Who ya gonna call, ghost-busters?"

Well, remember that song when Dunn stuff pops up, "Who ya gonna call, Bobbbbbb Koppelllllll.............................