Adam Dunn to Sox?

by Stinky Twinkies on Jun 30, 2010 10:21 AM CDT

Anyone think Kenny goes and gets this guy? I really don't see a need for Mark Kotsay or Scott Linebrink anymore....Dunn would make the perfect DH. He K's a lot, but is on pace to maybe get 45 HRs, and if he comes and here.....his AB's can become HELL IN A CELL. Dunn is batting .278...I say buy and take the K's He is Jim Thome, younger, faster (not by much) and can field.

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Is the question

Will they or should they get Dunn? I answer yes to should they, but I do not see it likely that they do.

The Angels are also in the mix as well and have a better farm than the Sox. If the Sox want Dunn it would take Flowers I imagine especially after his value has fallen off a bit this season (24 in AAA and not raking is unattractive).

Dunn is the player I wanted the Sox to sign in the offseason 2 years ago. I’ve always been a huge fan of his obp/slg. Personally a strikeout is no different than a groundout in most cases and the pros/cons of each weigh each other out. The man can mash and get on base. It is exactly what the team needs.

The only player I would not trade for Dunn is Hudson.

Get it ’Dunn" Kenny.

by Franchise82 on Jun 30, 2010 11:36 AM CDT reply actions

It would take Hudson+Flowers (and maybe some filler) to get Dunn

This is what happens when you punt on a chance to pay $1.5M for a .900 OPS bat in the offseason.

Even with Dunn, the Sox would not be favored to win the division this season. They can’t trade Hudson for rental that likely won’t get them to the playoffs. I’d rather see them go after cheaper players (I assume Luke Scott would cost less than Dunn). Just getting a couple of mediocre guys for to play somewhere DH/3B/2B/LF/C vortex of suck would be a big improvement.

by hitlesswonder on Jun 30, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

What are you basing this on?

Dunn is a sold, but not great bat with no position. You can safely say that half the teams in the league are pretty much out it right now who are all trying to pawn off veteran contracts. The market is way to fluid for the Nationals to be able to get they kind of return.

by joewho112 on Jun 30, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Cowley said on 670 that the Nats would ask for Carlos Quentin in the package

What’s equivalent value of CQ in unproven prospects? I assume it would be at least Flowers & Hudson.

by hitlesswonder on Jun 30, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Cowley is not good.

"Stop with all that home run talk. We win without them."-Darrin Jackson

by e-gus on Jun 30, 2010 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Quentin has been replacement level so far

and certainly was about that last season too. There have been plenty of non-tender whispers. It’s not exactly a high price to pay. There’s plenty of chance that CQ washes out.

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by colintj on Jun 30, 2010 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions

i would jump at that if true.

Q and Torres would get it dunn.

by mick10 on Jul 1, 2010 5:57 AM CDT up reply actions

it really and definitely would not take Hudson and Flowers

if they get a top 100 prospect, that would be a coup.

Fireworks: Bang?

by colintj on Jun 30, 2010 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions

its not going to take Hudson or Flowers.

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by Tdogg on Jun 30, 2010 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions

ill give'em castro and ciolli.

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by BoeJouma on Jun 30, 2010 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd sweeten the package

add oney guillen

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by The Wizard on Jul 1, 2010 3:05 AM CDT up reply actions

nice

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by BoeJouma on Jul 2, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Unless the Nats have deluded themselves into thinking they'll make the playoffs

they should not be asking for anyone along the lines of hudson or flowers. Unless there’s an extension that Cot’s isn’t showing Dunn is a free agent after this season. I can’t imagine a all bat, no glove half season rental would call for a top prospect.

A middling/fringy/interesting prospect or two plus taking on his full contract should be enough in a vacuum. Now if there’s a high demand his price may go up, but I would be shocked if flowers or hudson was traded for dunn

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by jeeves on Jun 30, 2010 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions