I'm not sure what I think of Dunn. His power from the leftside would be really nice though. Ryan Howard hits tons of homeruns but strikes out a lot, would you not want him too? The thing about Dunn that has me on the fence is his OBP and his ability to draw walks at a very high rate.

Dunn's defense is far from solid but we dealt with Giambi at 1st all these year, although Giambi has decent hands. Plus in 2010, the DH spot would be all his with Damon and Matsui's contracts up.

I wonder what kind of contract Dunn is looking for.

Ryan Howard hits tons of homeruns but strikes out a lot, would you not want him too?

to be honest, assuming the amount of cash it would take to get that guy to sign w/the Yankees when he turns FA, no i wouldn't... if we're gonna spend the big bucks, do it for a guy like Mark Tex... he's got everything u want in a 1B & fits the bill offensively & defensively... if u can't spend the cash it'll take to get him then stock up on pitching & sign a stopgap guy like i mentioned... i wouldn't break the bank on high strikeout low BA guys like Dunn.

I mention it because of this excerpt from Jon Heyman:


Manny won't accept Dodgers' arbitration offer

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LAS VEGAS -- This is no shocker. But Manny Ramirez will reject the Dodgers' offer of arbitration by tonight's midnight deadline.

There was some media speculation Ramirez might accept. However, that never made much sense since he's already rejected the Dodgers' two-year offer for $45 million, which represents about $20 million more than he'd get through arbitration on a one-year basis.

He seeks a deal for at least five years, and while that seems like a tall order for the 36-year-old star, even after hitting .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs in 53 games in Los Angeles, four years could be a possibility.

The Dodgers, who have multiple infield needs (shortstop and third base) and could use a starting pitcher as well, remain interested in Ramirez and can resume negotiating with him if they choose to do so.

He is also a strong fallback option for two teams that are pursuing star free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira -- the Angels and Yankees. As a matter of fact, if the Yankees aren't able to convince CC Sabathia to come to New York, the Yankees may pursue both Ramirez and Teixeira.

Tex is gonna cost more than CC? If so, no thanks....

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last reports i read had Boras wanting at least $25 mil per over 10 years for Tex.

He's a good player, but he's not one of the 10 best offensive players in the league. I don't want him for that money...

I think Manny could very outperform Tex on an offensive numbers basis over the next 3 years....I would definitely try to lock up Manny and see if I could trade Matsui and/or Damon for some pitching help.

The Reds apparently just traded Homer freaking Bailey for Jermaine Dye. Dye had a great year last year, but he's old. Bailey was once considered the top pitching prospect (or top 2-3) in the game.

[Edited by - VDesai on 12-07-2008 10:23 PM]

Hmm...it was reported in a bunch of Cincy papers, but now the Reds say that there isn't a deal...

Apparently the Sox are holding out for more prospects for Dye than just Homer Bailey....it doesn't seem likely we could get him at that sort of cost.

at this point i'm almost at the point where bringing Bobby A back would be our best bet like Finest has been saying all along... if we can't land Manny or Tex, we cannot afford to lose Bobby A's offensive production... i'm sorry but Xavier Nady in RF is not the answer unless we upgrade our offense by bringing Tex to NY, especially since u're also likely looking at a weak hitting starting CF tandem of Melky & Gardner.

yeah they did but they can still work out a contract extension in free agency if they wish... they didn't wanna shell out the $16 mil that Abreu was likely to win in arbitration & risk him accepting it... if he's amenable to a 3 year extension at a lower dollar amount, say around $11 mil or so, i think the Yanks would be all over it... i think that's what Cashman is actually hoping for right now, otherwise they would be going after Manny harder.

i think it all depends on how the offseason pursuit of the other bignames go this year... if we lose out on every bigname then i think Cashman will look to bring Abreu back at a lower annual rate... i don't think it's the overall monetary value that scared the Yankees off so much as it was trying to control this year's payroll expenditures... offering Abreu arbitration would risk him accepting it & adding another $16-17 mil to the annual payroll figure which would hamper their ability to go after any of the other bignames on the market... if those names are no longer available then Bobby A becomes a high priority to re-sign if they can get him at a discount.