Adam Dunn

e A's best non-Holliday hitters are left handed (Cust, Chavez, Buck).

The A's could also consider Adam Dunn or Pat Burrell and move them to first base.  Dunn is a career .247/.381/.518 hitter and Burrell's career line is .257/.367/.485.  It's hard to say how much they'd cost.  On the one hand, they're probably the best free agent hitters after the megastars (Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira).  On the other hand, they have absolutely no defensive value and interest in both players has been lukewarm at best.  Also, both players have played the last few seasons in parks that really inflated their power numbers and would be transtioning to the better league (sounds like Holliday here).  They'd also each have to transition to 1B as Dunn has only played a handful of games there and Burrell has not done so since the minor leagues.  If either could be signed for 2-3 year deals for around $10 million a year, the A's would have to consider it.  I'd be willing to pay a little more and go more years for Dunn, who's a better hitter, younger, and a little more athletic (even though he is left handed).

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Arizona has just traded for Adam Dunn, reports Baseball Digest Daily, bolstering their outfield to offset injuries to Eric Byrnes and Justin Upton, as well as to counteract the Dodgers' recent acquisition of Manny Ramirez. That Dunn passed through waivers is both an indication of his big salary for the year, as well as his undervalued status among GMs.

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Names that have often been mentioned to be available include Ken Griffey, Jr. or Adam Dunn in Cincinnati and there is talk the Rockies could potentially look to move Matt Holliday. Certainly others could become available as teams fall out of contention. And of course there is one Barry Bonds who sits waiting for a phone call from an interested party. Bonds, however, comes with his own set of problems and would seem to be the complete antithesis of David Ortiz, which brings me to my final point.

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Easily the biggest news anywhere in baseball this past week was the long-anticipated callup of Jay Bruce, savior-in-waiting for Cincinnati and #1 prospect by most of the writers in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. With Cincy wallowing in last place in a revitalized NL Central that offers not only the surprising Cardinals, but also the resurgent Astros and the overachieving Bucs, it seems that Reds management is ready to bring out the big guns--or at least begin the rebuilding process. As further signal of the latter possibility, they called up Andy Phillips and sent down Corey Patterson, someone only a vet-lover like Dusty Baker still considered a serviceable outfielder.

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The Reds went all homer-happy over the Cubs last night, and Edinson Volquez twirled a gem on the mound, leading the Reds commentators and Steve Phillips on ESPN to go all gushy on them, proclaiming the future is now and they're gonna take the NL Central. Is this the case?

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One out later, Jeff Keppinger blooped a two-run single to go ahead, 3-0.   Adam Dunn made it 5-1 when he hit a two run home run.  Prior to Dunn's at bat, DeRosa had a fielding error which allowed Encarnacion to reach base.  If DeRosa fields the ball cleanly, Encarnacion would have been the third out.  Ken Griffey Jr. later robed Soriano of a potential home run making a remarkable catch crashing in the left field wall.The biggest chance for the Cubs to tie it was in the ninth when Reds closer Francisco Cordero got himself into a jam when he loaded the bases up with one out with Theriot and Lee coming up to bat.  But, as Lou said earlier, the Cubs handed the Reds this game.  Cordero threw a wild pitch, that got a couple of feet away from, and Fontenot scampered home.  Reds catcher Paul Bako made a quick play to the ball, and tossed it to Cordero.  Fontenot was called out.  Two outs.  Not only did Fontenot have a bad break towards home, but he even admitted he did not see where the ball went.  What disturbs me most is you almost take the bat out of Lee's hands.  Luckily Theriot walked, which would have brought in a run, and Lee was up to bat.  Lee grounded weakly to the second baseman making the final out of the game.The Cubs had their chances to score and did not come through in clutch.  This was the story from last year as well and it seems it is something we are going to hear all season. 

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