Adam Dunn

[AlexV]

Interesting quote from Carrie Muskat on the latest mailbag:

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Are the Cubs considering Bobby Abreu at all? I know he's a little expensive, but he seems like the type of left-handed bat the Cubs are looking for, and you have to love his OBP.
-- Dan U., Palatine, Ill.

He is pricey, as is Milton Bradley, another free-agent left-hand bat. Both are seeking mega multiyear deals. Plus, Abreu has been described as having an "aversion to walls." The Cubs already are a little shaky on defense in left. <b>Hendry has hinted that he is talking to some teams about possible trades, and the Cubs may pick up a left-handed bat that way.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

So, no Bradley, no Abreu, no Dunn? We're getting our RFer via trade?

[CCwinwssoon]

No one associated with the Cubs knows less about them than Carrie Muskat. She is ridiculous. I would love to put gum in her hair.

[ruby23]

<!--quoteo(post=6374:date=Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->But who would benefit from this vast conspiracy? Nobody.
Certainly not Dunn...it <i>hurts</i> the bargaining power of a player if everyone knows he has a hard-on for one specific team.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Which is exactly why a FA player would never say that, especially to a random reporter.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=6389:date=Dec 22 2008, 04:18 PM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Dec 22 2008, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=6374:date=Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->But who would benefit from this vast conspiracy? Nobody.
Certainly not Dunn...it <i>hurts</i> the bargaining power of a player if everyone knows he has a hard-on for one specific team.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Which is exactly why a FA player would never say that, especially to a random reporter.
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I don't know if he'd say it either, but he didn't say it to Kap. Kap's sources told him this and they seem to be pretty good, as he's usually right on about the Cubs moves well before they happen.

[biggz]

<!--quoteo(post=6374:date=Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Not the reporter...if it's fake, he's revealed as a fraud.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Rosenthal doesn't seem to mind.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=6701:date=Dec 23 2008, 12:50 PM:name=biggz)-->QUOTE (biggz @ Dec 23 2008, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=6374:date=Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 22 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Not the reporter...if it's fake, he's revealed as a fraud.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Rosenthal doesn't seem to mind.
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Nice. Not sure how I missed this.

[Clapp]

The Orioles and the Nats are the only teams I've heard about having any interest in Dunn.

[rok]

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3798366
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Monday, December 29, 2008
Source: Dodgers contact Dunn
By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Apparently, the Dodgers aren't going to sit around all winter, waiting for Manny Ramirez to beg to come back. They now have Adam Dunn on their shopping list.

The Dodgers contacted Dunn's agent, Greg Genske, over the holidays, according to an executive of a team interested in Dunn. And that creates an intriguing option for both parties.

Dunn has also drawn interest from the Cubs, Nationals, Mariners and Orioles. But adding the Dodgers to that mix gives him another contender to consider. The Cubs had believed to be his top choice before the Dodgers entered the mix.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->