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ImDaBaron
Go ahead…make my day
Denny Kissane
Yeah at this point Dunn is nothing more than a power bat in a platoon/off the bench role. The Sox are so out of it now, you might as well trade the guys that clearly won’t be returning next season.
Ralph Esposito
Wrong movie! I loved him in Dallas Buyers Club.
Nicholas Bagg
I’ve always found Adam Dunn to be a particularly intriguing character for some reason. Would be fun to see him in the postseason.
bobbleheadguru
Tigers could sneak in and get him. They need a left handed bat that can get on base. They have no power from Cabrera right now and his batting average has dipped under .300.
If the average is going to be low anyway, why not put Dunn in there.
They could rest Cabrera, let him heal for 10+ days, put VMART at first and Dunn at DH.
He can be a bench player after that.
DarthMurph
Resting Cabrera for 10 days is an easy way to fall out of playoff contention altogether.
bobbleheadguru
They have to do something.
Cabrera is batting .252 with 1 Home Run in August. Even Don Kelly is a better hitter than Cabrera at the moment. Of course Adam Dunn would be.
Cabrera is obviously playing hurt. And of course, you know what happened to them last year, when he was never allowed to heal in August/September.
DarthMurph
They don’t have the luxury of letting him heal. Have him play DH and let VMart man 1st.
bobbleheadguru
Why? .252 with no power. You can tell he has no balance and cannot catch up to even 95MPH fastballs.
By your logic, they may NOT have the luxury to let him play if they want to win the division.
DarthMurph
Then they should give up on the season because this team isn’t going anywhere without him.
bobbleheadguru
They made up a 2.5 deficit in a week with Cabrera playing horribly at the plate. No reason they cannot mix and match at DH/1st and still stay competitive with the Royals.
Perhaps bench him for next 5 games and put him back in v. the Royals in a week… may be a good compromise.
JacksTigers
I’m guessing you don’t watch the Tigers. Cabrera is hurt. He has no power. Can’t even jog. And because of his ankle, he can’t field to save his life.
DarthMurph
You’d guess wrong. I understand he’s hurt, but resting him is hardly the answer for a team trying to make the postseason. DH him if you have to, but a DL trip would be pretty disastrous.
Ralph Esposito
I wish Adam the best of luck in Oakland. Along the lines of Jim Thome as one the nicest, classiest guys in baseball. Hopefully he will get his first taste of postseason. My biggest Adam Dunn moment was being at the game in Kansas City when he hit his 400th career homer.
Joe Goodin
This article should be renamed Billy Beane Tries to Fix his Mistake
Steve Adams
The narrative that trading Cespedes caused Oakland’s offense to tank seems like little more than conveniently labeling correlation as causation.
DarthMurph
Agreed. I’ve enjoyed watching him in Boston, but it’s not like he’s completely tearing things up. The A’s have been spotty as a whole and it wouldn’t be fair to put that on trading Cespedes.
Mikenmn
“Closing in on a deal for Dunn” and “pursuing Dunn” seem such strange phrases.