Did we actually get LESS for Dunn than we did for Griffey? I never would have expected that.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
Never mind.
I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and 4,000 hits."
-Pete Rose
I mean, at least for Griffey we got a ML level pitcher...
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
When the first name mentioned has lost 5-7 mph off of his fastball (young Paul Wilson, anyone?), I'd hardly expect the players NOT mentioned to be anything of value.
Garbage. Garbage. Garbage.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
Jocketty: Adam, we really want to re-sign you.
Dunn: And I want to re-sign and finish my career in Cincinnati, Walt.
Jocketty: But I need you to do a favor for this franchise first.
Dunn: Sure thing, anything for the Reds!
Jocketty: We are going to trade you to a contender so we can get some extra prospects. Heck, maybe you will even get to play in the playoffs. Then, when the season ends, you can re-sign and come back to Cincinnati.
Dunn: Great plan! Where am I going?
Jocketty: Arizona. We haven't had time to figure out which players we are getting in return because I have spent my whole afternoon formulating this plan with you.
My dream...
This is a good deal for the most productive Reds player of this horrific decade IF
....Buck's arm returns to health after TJ surgery
....Buck can make it from A to the big leagues
....the two prospects are of interest and not just scratch off tickets
....the amount of cash is significant enough to be used elsewhere
That's a whole lotta "ifs" for this deal to make more sense than inking a 4 year deal.
I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and 4,000 hits."
-Pete Rose
I told my sons about this, and my 12 year old said: "Are the Reds drunk!", and he couldn't beleive the Reds did this.
I will reserve judgment until we know the whole deal. But I think that there has to be some decent substance to the PTBNL. Otherwise, we gave up two months of Dunn and the two comp draft picks for one pitcher trying to recover from TJ surgery.
Dunn's final 2008 line as a Red:
.233/.373/.528 for an OPS of .901.
32 HRs, 74 RBIs, 58 runs scored, 80 BBs, and 120 Ks.
As to saying Dunn was not worth much, I disagree. Not many .900 OPS guys are avilable right now. All those teams close to making the playoffs would have wanted him. I think some of the talk was just to drive down his value.
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