Adam Dunn’s race to the bottom

Posted by John Autin on July 17, 2011

Perhaps lost in the glow of Edwin Jackson's shutout Saturday was another oh-fer by ChiSox DH Adam Dunn (0-4, 3 Ks).

Dunn's batting average is now .159, giving him a 20-point "lead" in the backwards race for the worst qualifying BA in the live-ball era. Rob Deer currently holds that distinction with his .179 average in 1991; only one other qualified batter has finished below .190 in a live-ball season (Eddie Joost, .185 in 1943).

But the 91 years of the live-ball era may not be big enough to contain Dunn's futility. So let's cast the net all the way back to 1893, when the 60' 6" pitching distance was established. The only player with a qualified BA under .160 was the notorious non-hitting catcher Bill Bergen, who did it twice (while compiling a lifetime .170 average): .159 in 1906, matching Dunn's current mark; and the all-time record of .139 in 1909. And Bergen's 372 PAs in both seasons would not have qualified by the modern standard; the qualifying threshold at the time was 100 games.

In his last 47 games, Dunn is 19 for 161, a .118 average, with 76 strikeouts -- 4 times his hit total. He has just two 2-hit games in that span, and the 2nd hit in one of those games came in the 14th inning. He has 3 Ks or more in 11 of his last 44 starts.

Dunn is 4 for 43 in July. That's one less hit this month than Derek Jeter had in his 3,000th-hit game, and just one more hit than Jose Reyes had in the 12 innings he played this month before going on the DL.

Whew.

Here are the qualified sub-.190 seasons since 1893:

Rk	Player	BA	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1	Bill Bergen	.139	1909	31	BRO	NL	112	372	346	16	48	1	1	1	15	10	0	50	0	16	0	0	4	0	.163	.156	.319	*2
2	Bill Bergen	.159	1906	28	BRO	NL	103	372	353	9	56	3	3	0	19	7	0	43	0	12	0	0	2	0	.175	.184	.359	*2
3	Adam Dunn	.161	2011	31	CHW	AL	79	327	273	25	44	12	0	9	36	48	0	118	4	0	2	6	0	1	.294	.304	.598	*D3/9
4	Billy Sullivan	.162	1909	34	CHW	AL	97	302	265	11	43	3	0	0	16	17	0	50	5	15	0	0	9	0	.226	.174	.400	*2
5	Red Kleinow	.168	1908	30	NYY	AL	96	312	279	16	47	3	2	1	13	22	0	31	3	8	0	0	5	0	.237	.204	.441	*2/4
6	John Henry	.169	1914	24	WSH	AL	92	309	261	22	44	7	4	0	20	37	0	47	1	10	0	0	7	3	.274	.226	.500	*2
7	Bill Bergen	.175	1908	30	BRO	NL	99	320	302	8	53	8	2	0	15	5	0	31	0	13	0	0	1	0	.189	.215	.404	*2
8	Bert Adams	.176	1918	27	PHI	NL	84	247	227	10	40	4	0	0	12	10	0	26	1	9	0	0	5	0	.214	.194	.408	*2
9	Rob Deer	.179	1991	30	DET	AL	134	539	448	64	80	14	2	25	64	89	1	175	0	0	2	3	1	3	.314	.386	.700	*9/D
10	Mickey Doolan	.179	1918	38	BRO	NL	92	343	308	14	55	8	2	0	18	22	0	24	0	13	0	0	8	0	.233	.218	.451	*4
11	Billy Sullivan	.179	1907	32	CHW	AL	112	363	329	30	59	8	4	0	36	21	0	67	3	10	0	0	6	0	.235	.228	.463	*2/4
12	Bill Bergen	.179	1901	23	CIN	NL	87	326	308	15	55	6	4	1	17	8	0	39	0	10	0	0	2	0	.199	.234	.433	*2
13	Bill Bergen	.180	1902	24	CIN	NL	89	342	322	19	58	8	3	0	36	14	0	47	0	6	0	0	2	0	.214	.224	.438	*2
14	Tony Smith	.181	1910	26	BRO	NL	106	414	321	31	58	10	1	1	16	69	0	53	2	22	0	0	9	0	.329	.227	.556	*6/5
15	Rabbit Nill	.182	1905	23	WSH	AL	103	373	319	46	58	7	3	3	31	33	0	65	5	16	0	0	12	0	.269	.251	.520	*54/6
16	Bill Bergen	.182	1904	26	BRO	NL	96	347	329	17	60	4	2	0	12	9	0	50	0	9	0	0	3	0	.204	.207	.411	*2/3
17	Tommy McMillan	.183	1910	22	TOT	NL	105	376	322	22	59	1	3	0	15	37	0	33	2	15	0	0	11	0	.271	.205	.476	*6
18	Lee Tannehill	.183	1906	25	CHW	AL	116	428	378	26	69	8	3	0	33	31	0	36	5	14	0	0	7	0	.254	.220	.473	*56
19	Steve O'Neill	.184	1917	25	CLE	AL	129	429	370	21	68	10	2	0	29	41	0	55	4	14	0	0	2	0	.272	.222	.494	*2
20	Mike McCormack	.184	1904	21	BRO	NL	105	398	347	28	64	5	4	0	27	43	0	50	2	6	0	0	22	0	.278	.222	.500	*5/4
21	Eddie Joost	.185	1943	27	BSN	NL	124	496	421	34	78	16	3	2	20	68	0	80	0	7	0	8	5	0	.299	.252	.550	*54/6
22	Eddie Zimmerman	.185	1911	28	BRO	NL	122	469	417	31	77	10	7	3	36	34	0	37	2	16	0	0	9	0	.249	.264	.513	*5
23	John Gochnaur	.185	1903	27	CLE	AL	134	512	438	48	81	16	4	0	48	48	0	52	0	26	0	0	10	0	.265	.240	.505	*6
24	John Gochnaur	.185	1902	26	CLE	AL	127	506	459	45	85	16	4	0	37	38	0	25	0	9	0	0	7	0	.247	.237	.485	*6
25	Bill Hallman	.185	1901	34	TOT	ML	128	525	464	48	86	13	5	0	41	28	0	39	4	29	0	0	13	0	.238	.235	.473	*45/6
Rk	Player	BA	Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
26	Dan Uggla	.186	2011	31	ATL	NL	93	379	345	44	64	15	1	15	35	31	1	84	2	0	1	4	1	2	.256	.365	.621	*4
27	Bill Bradley	.186	1909	31	CLE	AL	95	376	334	30	62	6	3	0	22	19	0	38	3	20	0	0	8	0	.236	.222	.458	*5/43
28	Ossee Schrecongost	.186	1904	29	PHA	AL	95	326	311	23	58	9	1	1	21	5	0	16	0	10	0	0	3	0	.199	.232	.431	*2/3
29	Ed Gagnier	.187	1914	32	BTT	FL	94	360	337	22	63	12	2	0	25	13	0	24	1	9	0	0	8	0	.219	.234	.454	*6/5
30	Ralph Young	.188	1918	29	DET	AL	91	368	298	31	56	7	1	0	21	54	0	17	0	16	0	0	15	0	.313	.218	.531	*4
31	Monte Cross	.189	1904	34	PHA	AL	153	573	503	33	95	23	4	1	38	46	0	69	7	17	0	0	19	0	.266	.256	.523	*6
32	Joe Evans	.190	1917	22	CLE	AL	132	460	385	36	73	4	5	2	33	42	0	44	1	32	0	0	12	0	.271	.242	.513	*5
33	Zeb Terry	.190	1916	25	CHW	AL	94	324	269	20	51	8	4	0	17	33	0	36	6	16	0	0	4	0	.292	.249	.541	*6
34	Bill Cunningham	.190	1911	25	WSH	AL	94	368	331	34	63	10	5	3	37	19	0	0	2	16	0	0	10	0	.239	.278	.517	*4

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61 Responses to “Adam Dunn’s race to the bottom”

Jimbo Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 4:08 am
It's an absolutely horrible season he's putting up. Can Ozzie really keep putting him in there everyday for the rest of the year if he doesn't pull it together?

I mean, they would've scored more runs if Omar Vizquel was DHing every game.

A one dimensional DH slugger with a .300 SLG.
Doug Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 4:51 am
Something else Dunn has in common with Joost and Deer is having more walks than hits.

These are the guys who have done that while qualifying for the batting title and compiling an OPS below 0.750.

PLAYER........OPS...BB...HITS
Eddie Yost..... .748...151...119...1956 WSH AL
Jim Wynn...... .744...127...93...1976 ATL NL
Max Bishop... .713...128...110...1929 PHA AL
Rob Deer..... .700...89...80...1991 DET AL
Eddie Joost... .678...114...111...1947 PHA AL
Jimmy Sheckard... .606...68...49...1913 STL/CIN NL
Adam Dunn... .598...48...44...2011 CHW AL
Tony Smith... .556...69...58...1910 BRO NL
AlbaNate Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 7:14 am
I was sure that Ed Brinkman would make this list--guess he was a better hitter (or had fewer at-bats) than I remember!
Hartvig Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 7:58 am
I expected I might see Ray Oyler on the list but unfortunately in his only season with enough at bats to qualify he hit a robust .207, which was .042 over his career batting average.
Brian Wells Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 8:48 am
Poor John Gochnaur!Apparently couldn`t field very well either.I believe he holds the modern record for most errors in a season with 98 (1903).A starting player with a .185 average,no homers,and 98 errors!(The 2nd stringer must have been a doozy). He most surely must have the most similar back to back seasons ever-it`s down right eerie!
Devon Young Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:03 am
I think of Joe Lefebvre in '82....

Apr-Jul 31 - .146/.229/.198
Aug-Oct 3 - .301/.338/.413

Making me think Dunn could still turn things around.
John DiFool Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:19 am
K-ing in half of his at-bats? :boggled:

I wonder if he is simply one of those guys who can't hit when they are DHing.
Morten Jonsson Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:48 am
It gets worse against lefthanders--.031 (2 for 64). But he's still started over half the White Sox games against lefties. I'm not sure what Ozzie is thinking, but no one ever does.
Neil L. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@1
Jimbo, my first thought, after reading JA's blog, was the same as yours about playing time for Adam Dunn. But will a general manager let you sit such an expensive "asset"?

It would be a daily slap in the face to the person who inked Dunn to the current contract.

What a decline. And to think he showed up on the list of youngest to 40 HR's from two days ago in JA's Mike Stanton blog!
Neil L. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:22 am
@7
John DiFool, are you an long-time Tigers fan?
Richard Chester Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:39 am
@3

Brinkman batted .185 in 1965. Although he played in 154 games he had only 491 PA rather than the required 502. Evidently he came into many games as a defensive replacement with no PA.
Mark T. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:46 am
I was expecting to see Dal Maxvill on this list, but I guess he had too few plate appearances in 1969, when he hit .175. Dunn's slump is really strange, I wonder, as others have said, if part of the reason is him adjusting to being a full-time DH.
Bruce Gilbert Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
At number 15, Rabbit Nill--what an appropriate name for one of the all-time non-hitters! At #28, Ossee Schrecongost--he was Rube Waddell's catcher. Perhaps Rube was driving him especially crazy in 1904!
Mike L Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
You wonder if Dunn isn't suffering from some hitter's variant of Steve Blass Disease. He's too young to have suddenly lost his ability.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
@5, Brian -- Say what you will about John Gochnaur; I still say the collection of team names on his resume cannot be topped: Naps; Bronchos; Superbas! 🙂
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
@13, Bruce -- LOL.

BTW, I always thought that Ossee Schrecongost had to be a cousin of Johnny Carson's first girlfriend, Emily Cockinlocker.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
In light of the many "I expected to see ___ on this list" comments, it's a good time to point out that for a hitter to play enough to qualify for the batting title while hitting this poorly, he must have either good defensive value or a strong batting record in the past.

And I think we know which niche Dunn fits.
Travis Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
So if he falls short will we have to credit him with hits until he gets to 502?
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
@18, Travis -- Interesting point ... and since this particular Batting Crown of Thorns is entirely fictitious, I am ruling by fiat in favor of your proposal.
Biff Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Guillen should take a cue from Tony LaRussa: Have the pitcher, I mean Dunn, bat 8th.
John DiFool Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
"John DiFool, are you an long-time Tigers fan?"

Nope, Red Sox-why should you ask?
Brian Wells Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
@15,John--Topped?Those names will never be even be equaled!"Naps" is the only time I can think of that a team took the name of their star player.What the Hades IS a Superba??!!!?The more I learn about John Gochnaur,the stranger it gets!Thanks for the info.
Neal Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Based on things I read when Dunn was with the Reds, I think he may be having a difficult time adjusting to DH. I think he needs to be more involved in the WHOLE game (NL-style) than just bat 3-5 times with nothing directly productve to do in between.
Bob M. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
As a Sox fan, I really hope Ozzie at least sits him against left handed pitchers and uses Lillibridge at DH. Certainly, I'm hopeful to believe this is just a fluke season after signing a new contract. Not the first time a player's numbers have slacked in year 1 of a new contract, just maybe one of the few times the results were this ridiculously extreme compared to his career no's in the NL.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
@24, Bob M -- Yes, yes, that's all well and good -- but what about "my" trade suggestion, Dunn for Jason Bay?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/13013
(see bottom of post)
Neil L. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
@21
Pardon the personal question, John, but I thought you might have been a John DiF......, that I worked with once. Sorry.
Rich Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
To those wondering why Ozzie just doesn't sit him:
He can't.
Dunn has 3.5 years left on his deal which he just signed. Ozzie has to keep playing him and just hope that he turns it around. There's nothing else they can do. They can't bench him because he already has no trade value with this horrific slump.
Best bet is to play him, hope he at least hits a few key HR, has a good enough year next year, and then trade him.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Rich, I follow your reasoning for this year. But if Dunn has "a good enough year next year," why would they want to trade him?
MLB 2011 GDT: Week 15 Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
[...] of the live ball era for a person who qualified for the batting title. Deer hit .179 in 1991. http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/12991 Dunn went 1-4 today to raise his average to .160. Vs. LHP: 2-64 (.031)! Official sponsor of my [...]
Neil L. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
@27
Rich, how much do you sacrifice the team's chances of winning by giving a rally-killing, offensive black hole at bats?

And isn't Dunn's contract virtually untradable? Contrary to the old adage, there isn't a (baseball) sucker born every day.
Mike L Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I don't know if Dunn is untradable. John A., Met fans here are so lathered up about Bay that they might welcome a deal, especially if they equalize money. Dunn is strong enough (if he connects) to hit it out of CitiField. And the Met's aren't really in contention right now and can give Dunn the chance to work out his issues. The Sox have a more realistic opportunity. It's possible both teams can catch lightening in a bottle.
psychump Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
I remember Ken Szotkiewicz.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
To quote a favorite line from a favorite film (The Lion in Winter):

In a world where carpenters get resurrected, anything is possible.

I think there are many contracts out there as bad as Dunn's. All it will take for a trade to happen is two GMs being willing to swallow their pride and admit defeat.

Dunn's batting record over the previous 4 years was extremely consistent. So, as mind-numbingly bad as he's been this year, I refuse to believe that he simply lost the ability to hit somewhere between October 2010 and April 2011. If he's not hurt (and I've heard no talk of an injury), his problem is mental.

I think a change of teams would help him, especially a return to the NL. That's why I'm lobbying for a Dunn/Bay swap.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
@32, Psychump -- Ken Szotkiewicz's irregular appearances in 1970 didn't quite register with this 6-year-old Tigers fan, but now that you mention him:

-- He's one of 9 players with at least 3 career HRs and less than 10 hits.
-- He's one of 63 players with at least 9 hits and more walks than hits.

But how did he ever get to the majors in the first place? He was a high draft pick, but hit .147 in his first year in the minors (15 for 102) and followed that with a full-season .232 with 5 HRs in 104 games. Next thing you know, he's made the Tigers out of spring training!
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
@30, Neil L --

(Punchline to your opening question)

This is an Adam Dunn thread; why are you bringing up Alexis Rios, Brent Morel, Gordon Beckham, Omar Vizquel and Juan Pierre?

But seriously ... have you taken a close look at the White Sox stats this year? Dunn's been bad, but Rios and Morel have been worse, in terms of what puts runs on the board.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2011.shtml

I'm surprised they've managed to score as much as they have -- they're 11th in OPS, but 9th in Runs.
Neil L. Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
JA, note I have posted over in the "Stodgy" blog about the Dunn for Bay trade. I think I've reached the conclusion that it would be good for both teams.
Johnny Twisto Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
What the Hades IS a Superba??!!!??

One who is superb, of course.

Dunn has 3.5 years left on his deal which he just signed. Ozzie has to keep playing him and just hope that he turns it around. There's nothing else they can do. They can't bench him because he already has no trade value with this horrific slump.

The contract's been signed. Nothing Guillen or the Sox do will change that. They need to figure out what's best for the Sox, and what will get Dunn going. Most likely no one really knows the answer to that. But they can't be afraid of benching him because of his contract. Going 2-for-90 with 40 Ks is worse than sitting every day. I'm not saying they should give up on him. But if they feel they can be competitive this season, they need to do whatever is necessary to be competitive. And if they feel Dunn can help them over the next few seasons, they need to do whatever is necessary to get him on track.

I know he's no great shakes in the OF, but I don't think Quentin or Pierre are either (are those their corner OF?). Maybe Dunn really can't hit as a DH and they need to consider him in the field even if he's terrible. I assume they're not going to sit/move Konerko.
Charles Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
@34 In 1970, Ken Szotkiewicz hit .263 in Spring training. From what I read, the plan was to start weak hitting César Gutiérrez at SS and if he were lifted for a pinch hitter to use Szotkiewicz as the defensive replacement. The Tigers released Tom Tresh who had started 77/107 games at SS in 1969 after being traded from the Yankees. Tresh never returned to the majors. Szotkiewicz played for the Tigers the entire year but was out July 20 to Sept 8 with a strained ligament in his knee. I have his baseball card. César Gutiérrez went 7 for 7 on June 21.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Charles, thanks for the Szotkiewicz followup.

P.S. The 7 for 7 by Cesar Gutierrez was one of the first stat-factoids I memorized as a wee lad; I believe it set or tied a record, at least at that time.
John Autin Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
@37, Johnny -- I take it that you're not employed in the textile industry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superba 🙂
Kingturtle Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
Jim Mason is one of my favs in this regard. The one season he played every day, he hit .250. subtract that season from his totals and his lifetime batting average was .185

He had seven 50+ AB seasons of sub .200 hitting. is that the most?
Johnny Twisto Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
I take it that you're not employed in the textile industry

Well,

I'll admit this is true.

I must say, I don't see the connection between "superba" and the description of textile workers.

Anyway, I had to say something to rustle up an explanation of the name.
Daniel Says:
July 17th, 2011 at 11:49 pm
This is not a good list to behold if you were a player named "Bill".
DoubleDiamond Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 12:01 am
I'm somewhat surprised to see the guy that I have regarded for the past few years to be the best 2nd baseman in the NL East whose last name begins with the letter "U" in this list.
John Autin Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 12:06 am
DoubleDiamond -- You're thrilling me! (Even if you're dreaming re: Ug better than Ut.)

We must get together and start a baseball / lexicography(?) blog.
Charles Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 12:13 am
@41 Bill Bergen hit below 0.200 with at least 138 AB in 10/11 seasons
Dave Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 8:45 am
There must be something going on with him other than the fact he's switched leagues. He has a long, consistent track record of performance and I can't buy switching leagues has caused this enormous decline.
Kevin Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 9:13 am
I never understood the thing about switching leagues until I saw Eddie Murray - one of the most consistent players in history - drop to .247 in '89 when he moved from the AL to the NL. He evened that out by leading the majors in '90 with a .330 then was closer to career norms '91-'93 (despite playing for some really bad Mets teams in there). When he switched back to the AL in '94 same thing, a .254, but then .323 in '95.

But Dunn hitting .160 and striking out >40% of the time? There's more than just a league adjustment. He just isn't seeing the ball. Maybe he needs LASIK.
Kahuna Tuna Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 9:47 am
I liked it when Ossee's name was still being written "Schreckengost" — basically German for "scary ghost." According to his SABR bio, the last big-league game he caught was Addie Joss's perfect game on 10/2/08. Nice note for a catcher to leave on.
John Autin Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 10:59 am
@49, Kahuna -- Thanks! When I saw the current spelling of his name, I thought I had misremembered the spelling ... which isn't like me. 🙂
John Autin Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 11:05 am
@48, Kevin -- Eddie Murray's .247 in '89 could also be seen as a simple sign of aging and park effects. If you look at his seasons from '89 onward, that .330 in 1990 is more of an outlier than the .247.
John Autin Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 11:10 am
I wonder: Does Adam Dunn have light-blue eyes? Maybe he just learned this year that he's not supposed to see the ball as well as dark-eyed folks, and is therefore plummeting like Wile E. Coyote when he realized he had run past the cliff's edge.

That was probably a crappy attempt at humor, but I'm just flabbergasted at this "light-eyes" revelation. There was a piece about it in the NY Times on Sunday, quoting Buck Showalter to the effect of, yeah, we've known about this for years, and if you don't take eye color into consideration when assessing a player, then you're not much of a scout. OK, Buck, but it's certainly the first I've ever heard of it.
Timmy p Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 11:43 am
@52 It's true JA, I've been on top of the eye color situation for a long time now!
John Autin Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
... is it a corollary of the Coriolis Force? 🙂

(I couldn't resist.)
Nash Bruce Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
......or, more likely, the Corona Force. 😉
Nash Bruce Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
(after 12 or so, you'll start to wonder, if you, yourself, need Lasik.)
Mike L Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
For the record, I have medium brown eyes, and for a decent contract, would be more than happy to take a swing or two. I can also hit 57MPH on the radar gun (but I'm a righty, so..)
Steve Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Dan Uggla is hittting a productive .186.
Rich Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
@ 30 if Vernon Wells can be traded, anyone can
Dave V. Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
I just was looking over some additional details on Dunn's season and see that he is hitting .123 at home, as he is 17 for 138 (compared to a whopping .196 in away games). Good lord that's awful!
Mike L Says:
July 18th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
I still think Dunn will pull out of this. But the contract itself was bizarre. Recall Ozzie last year, who, when it suited him, cursed, fulminated and sulked himself into a DH spot that was supposed to be open for rotation amongst his stable of multi-talented and versatile players, not some slow, lumbering power hitter. Check out who manned DH in 2010.

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