12-16-2008, 11:36 PM
<!--quoteo(post=5236:date=Dec 16 2008, 07:02 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Dec 16 2008, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->As the number 3 hitter last year, Lee had 180 plate appearances with RISP. I'm going to assume that Dunn would get about the same amount of opportunities in that same situation. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT AN INSIGNIFICANT STAT HERE! That's a hell of a lot of opportunities to drive in runs.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Those are a LOT of assumptions. Without going through them one by one, I'll simply say that even assuming he is our #3 hitter, having a guy who both walks and slugs to the tune of a .518 slg percentage is NOT a bad thing.
Regardless, whether or not Dunn is any good, and whether or not he would be a good fit for the Cubs are 2 entirely separate arguments. You might convince me he doens't belong on the Cubs, but you won't convince me he is worthless because his BA with RISP is low.
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I had to make assumptions just so I could get a number to present to you. Regardless of where he hits, he's going to get a ton of opportunities to hit with RISP and that's my point.
Once again, nobody is saying he's worthless. Also, I believe most if not all of my comments on Dunn have been in regards of him fitting into our lineup. So, I'm not making any type of argument for if he belongs on any other team.
I don't understand BT. You keep acting like we're throwing everything Dunn does out the window when Clapp and myself, the two biggest and loudest opponents in this thread, keep talking about how we don't want him on THIS Cubs team. Many others have chimed in with comments about not wanting both Sori and Dunn on the same team.
We're not just saying Dunn sucks. He's good. No matter what KB says though, I think there's plenty of options that make us a better team then adding Dunn as our RFer.
Those are a LOT of assumptions. Without going through them one by one, I'll simply say that even assuming he is our #3 hitter, having a guy who both walks and slugs to the tune of a .518 slg percentage is NOT a bad thing.
Regardless, whether or not Dunn is any good, and whether or not he would be a good fit for the Cubs are 2 entirely separate arguments. You might convince me he doens't belong on the Cubs, but you won't convince me he is worthless because his BA with RISP is low.
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I had to make assumptions just so I could get a number to present to you. Regardless of where he hits, he's going to get a ton of opportunities to hit with RISP and that's my point.
Once again, nobody is saying he's worthless. Also, I believe most if not all of my comments on Dunn have been in regards of him fitting into our lineup. So, I'm not making any type of argument for if he belongs on any other team.
I don't understand BT. You keep acting like we're throwing everything Dunn does out the window when Clapp and myself, the two biggest and loudest opponents in this thread, keep talking about how we don't want him on THIS Cubs team. Many others have chimed in with comments about not wanting both Sori and Dunn on the same team.
We're not just saying Dunn sucks. He's good. No matter what KB says though, I think there's plenty of options that make us a better team then adding Dunn as our RFer.