12-16-2008, 12:40 PM
<!--quoteo(post=5035:date=Dec 16 2008, 07:40 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Dec 16 2008, 07:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I've been teetering on the edge of KB's side of the argument about Dunn for a couple of years. I just don't have the energy (or care) to defend Dunn like KB has. Right or wrong, sabermatricians think RBI, AVG, BARISP are very overrated stats. There are studies that support the idea that there is no such thing as a clutch hitter. They think that getting on base and hitting with thump are the single most important traits a ball player can have. Wins and losses seem to support that theory.
Adam Dunn is a sabermatrician's wet dream. He does all the things they deem to be important. I really do think he would be a fantastic Cub if used correctly (bats near the top, not in the middle of the order). .
Living in Louisville I get to see a lot of the Reds. Dunn is absolutely painful to watch when his at-bat matters. He is routinely shut down by good pitching. He often looks clueless, the same way Soriano does. I can not fathom seeing another Soriano type player on the team. Dunn routinely leads the NL in strikeouts and the Reds fans always expected the worst when he came up in a clutch situation. For my own sanity I hope he never becomes a Cub.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And that, my friends, is why numbers sometimes lie.
Adam Dunn is a sabermatrician's wet dream. He does all the things they deem to be important. I really do think he would be a fantastic Cub if used correctly (bats near the top, not in the middle of the order). .
Living in Louisville I get to see a lot of the Reds. Dunn is absolutely painful to watch when his at-bat matters. He is routinely shut down by good pitching. He often looks clueless, the same way Soriano does. I can not fathom seeing another Soriano type player on the team. Dunn routinely leads the NL in strikeouts and the Reds fans always expected the worst when he came up in a clutch situation. For my own sanity I hope he never becomes a Cub.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And that, my friends, is why numbers sometimes lie.