Over and Dunn
My annual quest for the Yankees to get Adam Dunn appears to be over in 2008 as well. Yes, I know Dunn strikes out a lot. Yes, I know he's not the best defender in the outfield. He's capable at first base though, and would make an ideal DH/1B/occasional OF guy, and strikeouts don't bother me that much when a guy has a career OBP of .380 and SLG of .520. Cincinatti writers and to some extent the main stream national media tend to throw him under the bus because his batting average can be unimpressive (.247 career). Any regular reader here knows what I think about two of the three "triple crown" stats (yes, I'm OK with home runs). Anyway, Dunn was traded to the Diamondbacks for a Happy Meal and some used batting gloves yesterday. Unless the 'back claimed Dunn on waivers (which they would have the opportunity to do since they're a National League team) before the Yankees could, I think Cashman missed the boat here. Matsui may or may not come back, but how much better does this look: CF Damon SS Jeter RF Abreu 3B Rodriguez 1B Giambi LF Nady DH Dunn C Rodriguez 2B Cano Than this, from last night?: Christian LF Jeter SS Abreu RF Rodriguez 3B Nady DH Cano 2B Sexson 1B Rodriguez C Cabrera CF Oh yeah, and his line for 2008 w/ RISP and 2 outs? A highly impressive .222/.462/.750 1.212. Labels: lineups, the big donkey, trades
posted by Mr. Faded Glory @ 2:16 PM
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