tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post3747358455202868011..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: The Predicament Moving ForwardScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-50473720358555037412010-08-22T23:00:28.366-04:002010-08-22T23:00:28.366-04:00Dunn is currently leading the league in homers, am...Dunn is currently leading the league in homers, among the leaders in SLG and OBP, and hit forty or more homers in a season five years in a row, and 38 last year. Average players don't do that. Despite his defensive shortcomings, Dunn is way more than an average player.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-71420260750021594112010-08-22T09:00:43.431-04:002010-08-22T09:00:43.431-04:00He's worth it when his bat is working...which ...He's worth it when his bat is working...which has not been recently. He has improved at first base, but sometimes he just watches the balls go by him, instead of getting dirty to make sure they dont get by. IDK...its bitter and sweet all rolled into one.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730086485930123228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-84570394868652801972010-08-21T18:48:53.041-04:002010-08-21T18:48:53.041-04:00Hmmm, I can think of another reason not to sign hi...Hmmm, I can think of another reason not to sign him, which is that he is, relatively speaking, a bad clutch hitter. I am sure someone can do the research and take, say, Ryan Howard's clutch AB's and project how many RBI's Dunn would have with Howard's AB's. I think this is a bigger issue than his defense.<br /><br />Having said that, he is a lot more valuable than I expected he'd be. In LF he was embarrassingly bad, and I never wavered from my opinion that he was a Matt Stairs-like PH at best (except I now know he doesn't hit well in the clutch). But at 1B, and like SBF said, with no one else in the pipeline, he is a good LH sandwich between Zimmerman and Willingham.<br /><br />I have kind of a global theory regarding players like Dunn, and Guzman, and throw in Jose Vidro. And that is when you have rooted for a mediocre (or no) team for so long, that an average player can actually look really good. I suspect native DC baseball fans (I grew up in NY, then was an Orioles fan during the Ripken years) may tend to overrate players they have, thinking they are better than they are. What's the title of that book? "Been Down So Long Looks Like Up to Me"paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683734720896529408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-15619249729879449952010-08-21T14:56:18.681-04:002010-08-21T14:56:18.681-04:00Its still about time ... and if we risk assuming t...Its still about time ... and if we risk assuming that MIke Rizzo would prefer another 2 year contract instead of 3? It becomes one of who will be ready then? They could have more than one potential candidate at first base at that point. But 3 years, 4 years? That could be detrimental to the team.<br /><br />After last night one wonders if Mike Rizzo might consider moving Dunn into left field. He might actually be safer there than at the first base bag. Fewer grounders to manage ... no throws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-32723564594740440532010-08-21T11:29:37.226-04:002010-08-21T11:29:37.226-04:00Positively Half St: The question then becomes: who...Positively Half St: The question then becomes: who is better? If anyone? Carlos Pena is a better fielder, but two years older and having a down year for the Rays. Prince Fielder of Milwaukee is way too large and liable to break down at any time. It's a double edge sword that needs to be decided by Rizzo and his staff.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-23942313400238103662010-08-21T11:22:56.673-04:002010-08-21T11:22:56.673-04:00This must be the only reason they have not signed ...This must be the only reason they have not signed him. It is the kind of move that would allow the Nats to either sign a better first baseman with power, or to resign Dunn cheaper once it is clear that others are also afraid of his defense.Positively Half St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07048223068323120438noreply@blogger.com