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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Um....wow...


    I honestly am speechless. Anybody know anything about this Dallas Buck guy?

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Quote Originally Posted by MrCinatit View Post
    Um....wow...


    I honestly am speechless. Anybody know anything about this Dallas Buck guy?
    he's pitching in single A.. Visalia Oaks

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedLegSuperStar View Post
    he's pitching in single A.. Visalia Oaks
    Yeah, I took a look. To be honest, I was kind of under impressed. 23 seems a bit old for A, the ERA and WHIP were not really impressive.

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    wonder who the other 2 prospects are..

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Hilarious.

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    Despite all the vitriol that he got on this board at times, I think we will rue this day. What a shame.
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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Get your posts in fast before the server meltsdown.

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Quote Originally Posted by redsmetz View Post
    Despite all the vitriol that he got on this board at times, I think we will rue this day. What a shame.
    I hate to say this, but I agree. Unless the players to be named later are whoppers, this has the signs of a pure and simple salary dump.

    On the other hand, Dunn will be pulling in a lot next year - a lot. A lot more than Griffey had - and if the bidding gets passionate enough, he could even near Giambi-type numbers. I am not sure that a ball club like the Reds would have been able to afford him and put up winning numbers.
    And that, in more ways than one, is a tragedy.

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Quote Originally Posted by MrCinatit View Post
    I hate to say this, but I agree. Unless the players to be named later are whoppers, this has the signs of a pure and simple salary dump.

    On the other hand, Dunn will be pulling in a lot next year - a lot. A lot more than Griffey had - and if the bidding gets passionate enough, he could even near Giambi-type numbers. I am not sure that a ball club like the Reds would have been able to afford him and put up winning numbers.
    And that, in more ways than one, is a tragedy.
    It's not a salary dump. The Reds are sending cash. Here's the scenario as I see it. The Reds do not want Adam Dunn. They would let him walk and take the two draft picks, however, they would have to offer him arbitration and he would have to refuse it for the Reds to get the picks. If they don't offer arbitration, they don't get the picks. Now the Reds figure if Dunn is offered arbitration he might take it, because he might get more money in arbitration than he would on the FA market because a lot of teams are sour on him. So the Reds figured they should at least get SOMETHING for Dunn, so they took this deal.
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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Quote Originally Posted by Wheelhouse View Post
    It's not a salary dump. The Reds are sending cash. Here's the scenario as I see it. The Reds do not want Adam Dunn. They would let him walk and take the two draft picks, however, they would have to offer him arbitration and he would have to refuse it for the Reds to get the picks. If they don't offer arbitration, they don't get the picks. Now the Reds figure if Dunn is offered arbitration he might take it, because he might get more money in arbitration than he would on the FA market because a lot of teams are sour on him. So the Reds figured they should at least get SOMETHING for Dunn, so they took this deal.

    That's how I see it too. The Reds did not want Dunn back. The signs were clear as day.

    This trade avoids the unpleasantry of risking offering Dunn arb (He might've accepted, as some FAs have done, like Maddux at Altanta).

    IMO, this A ball pitcher and two PTBL might be better than 2 comp picks anyway. Let's wait and see. As someone else pointed out, the AZ prospects are already paid for and further advanced.
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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    Wow! I think it's safe to say the Reds are now officially in a total rebuild mode.
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    Good luck, big guy.

    Time for a new team, all around.

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    This is a sad day in Reds baseball history.
    sorry we're boring

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    Re: Dunn traded to DBacks

    WHAT!?

    This is quite a suprise indeed. Half of this board will implode.
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