I would take Dunn as a DH for two months.

Unfortuately, the price required for him exceeds his marginal value to the team at this point.

clintfsu813 wrote:

Any thought that he would be a head case/a-hole if he had to DH a ton?

No idea. The media is reporting that some teams are leery of trading for him for that reason but it’s impossible to know if that’s true or not.

He’s going to be a free agent at the end of the season which means that he can go back to the NL for 2011 if he really hates being a DH. As a result, I can’t imagine why he’d be so averse to 2-3 months of DH duty with the chance to win a ring which is why I don’t 100% believe the stories.

MJ Recanati wrote:

Yes, of course. Dunn is born to DH, whether he likes to admit it or not.

Any thought that he would be a head case/a-hole if he had to DH a ton?

Thomas Tu wrote:

Where would you put Dunn? DH?

Yes, of course. Dunn is born to DH, whether he likes to admit it or not.

In an absolute pinch, he can play some 1B or a corner outfield spot (albeit incompetently). But certainly his greatest utility is as a tremendous slugger. He’d be a great addition to the lineup.

I really don’t see the need for the Yankees to add any impact bat, especially one who has no value on the bases or on the field.

Where would you put Dunn? DH?

We have 3 above average defenders in the OF (Fangraphs says Swish is wacksauce but I always see him making all the catches as long as he doesn’t have to make a running catch going towards the wall). 2/3 speed guys, 2/3 decent home run output, and 2/3 high patience hitters (I don’t know the numbers for 50 Cent).

He can’t crack the IF either, seeing as how we have the greatest IF ever assembled in the history of all things relevant.

I’d rather see Colin Curtis play than Adam Dunn.

Maybe I’m just a hater.

@ Steve Lombardi:
You still haven’t made a cogent argument about Dunn being bad for the ballclub. You’ve just said that he strikes out a lot and isn’t fleet of foot.

Neither of those points makes him a player that wouldn’t help the Yankees.

MJ Recanati wrote:

A-Rod and Teixeira are whiff machines.

Check the K/PA rates for Dunn, Tex, and A-Rod. They’re not even close to Dunn.

Sean McNally wrote:

Short of trading Montero for him, getting Dunn would be a great move for the Yankees.

I agree. I used to be down on Dunn, but that was because I didn’t really see him play. Having seen Strasburgh’s starts for the most part, and thus seeing Dunn play more, I’ve gotta say he would look pretty good protecting A-Rod (not that Cano is doing a bad job).

Short of trading Montero for him, getting Dunn would be a great move for the Yankees.

He’s been hitting for much better contact this year (and last – and yes I know is BAIP is abnormally high, but my eyes tell me its development rather than luck) and the dude’s a monster at the plate.

Strikeouts are just another kind of out, but he’s a hard worker, tough competitor and from all accounts here a good teammate.

That said, I don’t think the Nationals are going to trade him, but rather I really believe they’re going to resign him before the end of the year or early in the offseason. The team appears to believe, and not unjustifiably that their window to compete is closer than most of the baseball world does.

The Nats are much more likely to deal a Josh Willingham or a Cristian Guzman in the next 36 hours than they are to trade Dunn.

@ Steve Lombardi:
A-Rod and Teixeira are whiff machines. Posada is a base-clogger, as were Tino Martinez and Cecil Fielder.

All have rings.