2007-03-10 17:40:58 · 11 answers · asked by jcwebbjr 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
He k's alot and has a poor BA, but his OBP stays around .400. During one point last season he stopped trying to hit it out of the park and batted over .350 for better than a month. He's big enough to cut back and hit it out the other way!
2007-03-10 18:02:36 · update #1
Here are some numbers for you:
170 - .249
126 - .215
195 - .266
168 - .247
194 - .234
That's Dunn's career record of strikeouts and batting avg.
You'll notice the numbers are getting closer together. One day the two will meet and he will implode into dust.
2007-03-10 17:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by EnormusJ69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunn is a terribly overrated player. When he gets to the plate its either a K, a walk, or a home run. You know your going to get an average around .250, 100 RBI/Runs, 40 HRs which is fine but you want an average thats more consistent for a #3 or 4 hitter. Someone who will get that single or double when runners are on base in front of him.
He's got no speed and he's simply awful on defense. Last season only Alfonso Soriano had more errors than Dunn of all outfielders and you can't expect much from Soriano because it was his first season in the outfield.
Why would Dunn play for the yankees anyway since they have argubly the best outfield in the majors with Matsui, Damom and Abreu and its not like Melky Cabrera isn't a solid 4th outfielder. Giambi will make a good DH.
2007-03-10 18:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by badgerlicious03 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he would become any more legitimate if he were on the Yankees. I like Dunn, but he is really good for only one thing, hitting the ball out of the park. If he is not doing that he really isn't worth much, which is unfortunate to say. He is just what the Yankees DON'T need. Since the Yankees last won in 2000, they have had too many guys who swing for the fences, strike out, and are not well-rounded players who can adjust their game for the post-season.
If Dunn were to go to a play-off caliber team, he would be more of a liability than an asset. Good pitching can strike him out, and good pitching is what hitters see in October.
2007-03-10 17:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam Dunn is the same player as Dave Kingman of the late 70s /early 80s. All power w/ lots of Ks. If he went to the Yankees.He would be overwelmed. Play worse and place on the bench as a pinch hitter. Now if he went somewhere like the Rangers in left feild. Put Frank Cat.(i cant spell his last name) as part time DH w/ Sosa or just say bye to sosa. I think he would do better and the hitting coach of the Rangers is one of the best, Rudy Jamorillo ( i think).
Or they could just make him the Dh and "So-Long Sosa"
2007-03-11 00:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by richard w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure - White Sox DH/First Baseman Adam Dunn is a primary occasion of a potential hitter. it form of feels he the two homers, strikes out or walks in incredibly much each plate visual charm - besides the actuality that this could be a touch an exaggeration. Dunn replaced into properly-known for his potential while he performed in the previous for Cincinnati and Washington.
2016-10-01 22:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunn is just like Thome. His AVG will improve but once he becomes "productive" there will be a Dunn shift going on. He isnt that good a hitter to overcome that. Being in Cincy gave him a lot more home runs than he would in AL. Bandbox ballpark and less breaking balls in national league helped him a lot.
2007-03-11 04:17:31 · answer #6 · answered by jasonpickles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Dunn will ever be more than he is right now. He will never hit for a good batting average because of all the whiffs and he's a very poor outfielder.
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2007-03-10 17:48:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would do great anywhere with his power, and he would be under more and less pressure at the same time. he would be in pinstripes, the most reconizeable jersey in the MLB, and in the greatest MLB organisation, so that will be exciting for him, but he will be under pressure. On the other hand he doesnt have to be as needy at the plate like he is in CIN., because in the Reds there isn't a lot of offense, but in NYY, you can not produce in a situation with no outs, but there is great offence all the way around, so someone else can do that
2007-03-11 03:11:18 · answer #8 · answered by Benoit=MUDERER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunn will become a more legit player when he fixes the hole in his swing and stops striking out 200 times a year. It's not about team he's on.
2007-03-10 17:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not me he should be traded but stay in RED so I'm saying he's gonna come to the RED sox
2007-03-11 04:25:40 · answer #10 · answered by Canes & Bruins 09-10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋