Adam Dunn

How about Adam Dunn’s defense?  Dunn is having perhaps his best offensive season ever but has been awful both in the outfield and at first base, making 12 errors in the season’s first four months.  His fielding percentage stands at a horrendous .953 at first base, where he has made four errors in just 11 games (10 starts) and an atrocious .947 in the outfield, where he has committed eight errors in 83 games (82 starts).  Maybe it’s time for Dunn to realize he’s better off on an American League team where he can DH on a regular basis.

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Arizona has just traded for Adam Dunn, reports Baseball Digest Daily, bolstering their outfield to offset injuries to Eric Byrnes and Justin Upton, as well as to counteract the Dodgers' recent acquisition of Manny Ramirez. That Dunn passed through waivers is both an indication of his big salary for the year, as well as his undervalued status among GMs.

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Names that have often been mentioned to be available include Ken Griffey, Jr. or Adam Dunn in Cincinnati and there is talk the Rockies could potentially look to move Matt Holliday. Certainly others could become available as teams fall out of contention. And of course there is one Barry Bonds who sits waiting for a phone call from an interested party. Bonds, however, comes with his own set of problems and would seem to be the complete antithesis of David Ortiz, which brings me to my final point.

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Easily the biggest news anywhere in baseball this past week was the long-anticipated callup of Jay Bruce, savior-in-waiting for Cincinnati and #1 prospect by most of the writers in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. With Cincy wallowing in last place in a revitalized NL Central that offers not only the surprising Cardinals, but also the resurgent Astros and the overachieving Bucs, it seems that Reds management is ready to bring out the big guns--or at least begin the rebuilding process. As further signal of the latter possibility, they called up Andy Phillips and sent down Corey Patterson, someone only a vet-lover like Dusty Baker still considered a serviceable outfielder.

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The Reds went all homer-happy over the Cubs last night, and Edinson Volquez twirled a gem on the mound, leading the Reds commentators and Steve Phillips on ESPN to go all gushy on them, proclaiming the future is now and they're gonna take the NL Central. Is this the case?

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One out later, Jeff Keppinger blooped a two-run single to go ahead, 3-0.   Adam Dunn made it 5-1 when he hit a two run home run.  Prior to Dunn's at bat, DeRosa had a fielding error which allowed Encarnacion to reach base.  If DeRosa fields the ball cleanly, Encarnacion would have been the third out.  Ken Griffey Jr. later robed Soriano of a potential home run making a remarkable catch crashing in the left field wall.The biggest chance for the Cubs to tie it was in the ninth when Reds closer Francisco Cordero got himself into a jam when he loaded the bases up with one out with Theriot and Lee coming up to bat.  But, as Lou said earlier, the Cubs handed the Reds this game.  Cordero threw a wild pitch, that got a couple of feet away from, and Fontenot scampered home.  Reds catcher Paul Bako made a quick play to the ball, and tossed it to Cordero.  Fontenot was called out.  Two outs.  Not only did Fontenot have a bad break towards home, but he even admitted he did not see where the ball went.  What disturbs me most is you almost take the bat out of Lee's hands.  Luckily Theriot walked, which would have brought in a run, and Lee was up to bat.  Lee grounded weakly to the second baseman making the final out of the game.The Cubs had their chances to score and did not come through in clutch.  This was the story from last year as well and it seems it is something we are going to hear all season. 

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