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JaySchu
Dunn had a better UZR than Pena this season. IJS.
Dave_Gershman
Yeah…And according to Rizzo, Dunn was asked to pitch, play defense, steal bases, and be athletic…NO! what? Since when does every championship team have 13 athletics players who can steal? Come on…Every championship team has a Ryan Howard type of player…Pena would be a bad fit on the Nats…
j6takish
The Ranger’s didn’t have a Ryan Howard type, but when your center fielder can slug 600 you don’t really need a 1b type.
j6takish
By the way, I do agree with you, Adam Dunn is not what is holding the Nats back, and they need to resign him
Dave_Gershman
They had a guy named Bengie Molina, only a guy who had an intrical part in getting them to the world series.
Ian_Smell
I saw him pitch a bullpen session once. Even then, he went 1-4 with a homer and three strikeouts.
Devern Hansack
Don’t overlook the fact that sample size cannot be overlooked when it comes to UZR. It is best to look at UZR in two to four year increments, rather than on a season-by-season basis.
JaySchu
Oh absolutely. I’m not saying Dunn is a defensive stud by any means but pushing for Pena based on athleticism is just laughable. Dunn is one the most consistently underrated players in baseball because he plays on bad small-mid market teams. The fact that he was miscast as an outfielder for years doesn’t help matters. Stick him in heart of the Yankees lineup the last two seasons and his numbers would’ve been off the charts and people would be talking HoF.
Guest
while, his numbers are better than the impact he has…he’s one of the worst clutch hitters around2010 Stats:Runners in Scoring Position: .217 AVG, .427 SLGRunners in Scoring Position, 2 outs: .169 AVG, .366 SLGand he hit .236 in high leverage situations (Baseball Reference Statistic)Of course, he obviously has an impact, based on all those runs he drives in… but a lot of that comes from hitting clean-up (See: Bengie Molina, 2007-2009)he is clearly a below average fielder/thrower/runner who doesn’t come up big when it counts nearly as much as he should, and who’s walk totals fell significantly last year…but I’m sure he brings in a lot of revenue…
JaySchu
And how much of that is predicated upon him swinging for the fences every time there is someone on base because no one else in the lineup can? I don’t know what’s in his head, and he’s not in my market so I only see him play against the Mets, but if I knew my team was bad I’d probably try too hard too.
That said, RISP stats pretty much define small sample size.
Guest
well, maybe he should learn, and just start hitting singles, and doubles instead of HRs, because it’s certainly not working for him… considering he gets less: doubles, triples and HRs in those situations, compared to Normal-Dunn, so his swinging for the fences isn’t working.and if you want a bigger sample size:2 outs, RISP (CAREER): .214 AVGand he shouldn’t be worried about who’s coming up next with 2 outs, because if he gets out, the inning’s over.
Tim Dierkes
Which is why UZR is not too helpful, because typically after three years the player’s ability has changed.
durf81
As a White Sox fan, I enjoyed this article greatly! Please, please, please pass on Dunn Nats…
LUWahooNatFan
Farewell Big Donkey, hello Carlos Pena… The only thing that will make up for this blunder will be getting Greinke or Lee…get it done Rizzo