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Dodgers talking with Adam Dunn

Not a surprise I guess.

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(forgive me if it’s just being blocked by my work’s filter – happens sometimes), but here is an ESPN mention of the Dodgers interest from Jayson Stark.

He also mentions that Dunn is drawing interest from the Cubs (and Nationals, Mariners and Orioles). I wonder how serious the Dodgers interest is here, or if it is just posturing on the Manny front.

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by bobby h on Dec 29, 2008 2:58 PM CST reply actions  

I don't see the link, either.

In order to post a link in a FanShot, you have to click the tab marked “LINK” first and then paste your link in the URL box.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Dec 29, 2008 3:28 PM CST reply actions  

one thing is certain

The Dodgers will not be competing with the Cubs for Milton Bradley.

by elgato on Dec 29, 2008 3:56 PM CST reply actions  

Good, let Dunn sign with the Dodgers and Manny

go to the Bronx.

Only room for one DH in LF on any NL team, and the Cubs already have theirs.

by N Oakley on Dec 29, 2008 4:14 PM CST reply actions  

so, what do we do about the outfield and the lineup?

The only other likely option is to sign Orlando Hudson.

I’m not trying to be a jerk here. I’m curious what you think the Cubs ought to do without Dunn or Bradley.

by elgato on Dec 29, 2008 4:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Jeremy Hermida!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Dec 29, 2008 5:04 PM CST up reply actions  

Can't keep going to free agency to solve our outfield and lineup issues

Alfonso Soriano is a $136 million nightmare. Kosuke is a $48 million investment that nobody can now be sure will ever hit. What, are we supposed to keep spending on free agent outfield “solutions” until we get it right?

Adam Dunn is a horrendous outfielder. There is no way we can have Dunn AND Soriano out there at the same time. Not unless the Cubs are going to abandon the National League and take up membership in a local beer league.

by BLou on Dec 29, 2008 6:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Careful....

…..your BluemikeMBNIUness is showing!

"Baseball is like church- many attend, few understand." ~ Leo Durocher

by The Lip on Dec 30, 2008 10:06 AM CST up reply actions  

For a team like the Cubs, free agency is exactly where you go to solve those issues

What else are we supposed to do? Our cupboards are too bare to get us anything of value via trade.

The Cubs are a rich team who can afford to bring in people via free agency.

by Wreckard on Dec 30, 2008 11:07 AM CST up reply actions  

Manny makes no sense for the Yankees

The only NY team he could possibly fit with is the Mets.

by Wreckard on Dec 30, 2008 11:09 AM CST up reply actions  

Perhaps the Dodgers are posturing a bit...

…to give Manny a kick in the ass. Or perhaps the Yankees are going to put a cherry atop their multibillion dollar spending spree and put Manny in their outfield, and Colletti is looking at Dunn as a backup plan.

In any case, if the Cubs are looking to pick up a FA lefty slugger, Adam Dunn is still my top choice. Yeah, yeah…he’s a huge risk defensively. But I think the admittedly understandable fear of Dunn’s outfield play is already starting to turn into hysteria. (See bluemike’s, MDBNIU’s, BLou’s post above.)

The man is an athlete – he’s capable of making adjustments. And there are late-inning defensive substitutions available to Lou that could mitigate the risk a bit.

Yes, yes ... winter is indeed a pond upon which all of us must skate, braving frostbite and runny noses in the hopes that our cars will start and we shan't embarass ourselves slipping on a patch of black ice. Spring is more a quagmire of cold mud and slush, and fall is a pile of fallen leaves that may or may not hide a pile of doggy doo-doo. But summer, ah summer is an oasis of endless green that disappears all too quickly beneath our feet as we rush through its warm, glorious bliss.

by daver on Dec 30, 2008 10:22 AM CST reply actions  

Posturing to keep Manny?

That won’t work.

I still think the Giants make the most sense for Manny.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Dec 30, 2008 10:26 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, probably not.

Maybe he is just a Plan B for LA. In any case, I agree that Manny would be a good fit for San Fran. He could give them the same offensive boost he gave the Dodgers this past season. And if the Big Unit stays healthy and they get anything near league average from Barry Zito, the Giants rotation will be quite nice as well.

Yes, yes ... winter is indeed a pond upon which all of us must skate, braving frostbite and runny noses in the hopes that our cars will start and we shan't embarass ourselves slipping on a patch of black ice. Spring is more a quagmire of cold mud and slush, and fall is a pile of fallen leaves that may or may not hide a pile of doggy doo-doo. But summer, ah summer is an oasis of endless green that disappears all too quickly beneath our feet as we rush through its warm, glorious bliss.

by daver on Dec 30, 2008 10:48 AM CST up reply actions  

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