Monday, August 11, 2008

Who needs Teixeira?

Adam Dunn is one happy dude because he is now in a pennant race. The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to trade him to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a minor league pitcher, and two players to be named later. After the Dodgers pulled the trigger on Manny, I remarked that the D'backs must be kicking themselves for not trading for Mark Teixeira. You all know my opinions by now regarding Arizona's pitching staff, (btw, Webb picked up win #17 last night) but Dunn will provide some desperately needed offense to a team that currently ranks 20th in MLB in runs. I know he strikes out a ton but that .901 OPS and 32 home runs are leaps and bounds above anything on their current roster. And this is also coming off the season ending injury to Orlando Hudson, one of the few guys doing anything remotely resembling production at the plate. The playoff race thickens...

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