Ibanez to Phillies

[Scarey]

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And by that line of reasoning, signing Manny Ramirez, even for one year, is a bad decision. Because he's a worse fielder than Dunn.

Oh...unless you consider<i> hitting</i> to be worth anything. Then both players are pretty good options.
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This is why I don't think Dunn is a worthwhile option.

<b>Career batting average with runners in scoring position: .225</b>

Now, I know you're going to say, "but, his OBP in that situation is .416".

To that, I just want to argue that getting on base in a RISP situation is not exactly a good thing. For one thing, Dunn is supposed to be the type of player that drives those runners in. We could find plenty of other guys that occupy first base after we get a runner on 3rd, but I want a person that can drive the runner in. Maybe I'm being picky, but that's just what I want.

Also, Adam Dunn is a slow and less then adequate base runner. Do you think there's a reason he has a high OBP with runners in scoring position? I'll give you a clue, if you take away the IBB when he's in that situation his OBP drops from .416 to .354. While that's better then average, I wouldn't say it's impressive. This doesn't even include all the "unintentional" IBB. People WANT him on base in a RISP situation (unless of coarse it moves another person into scoring position). The guy is a walking double play on first base.