Adam "Shake n Bake" Dunn and the collapse of Wayne Krivsky

by Mojokong

Not trading Adam Dunn indicates the Reds are down for beer league softball. I've heard the arguments about not being able to replace his offense and how the team has been building around him but the guy is just not a baseball player. No need to get into strike out numbers, they're staggering. The most staggering in baseball history actually. What chafes me is the called third strikes. He walks a lot because he's overly selective at the plate. Just put the ball in play, Shake n Bake. His fielding is worse than Manny's. As the great Lonnie Wheeler pointed out, he runs the outfield like Ryan Freel is on his back. So true. This guy doesn't know where the wall is in the outfield and is still working on grasping the meaning of hustle.

I wished he would have driven his suped-up John Deer and his 13 million dollar option on outta here. A rebuilding effort needs to be initiated and the answer damn sure don't lie in the hands of ol' Shake n Bake. Pitching, defense, and smart baserunning win games in a little shoebox of a ball park like GAB. Wayne Krivsky has been good with his deals, but this non-deal is going to come back to hurt us. Dunn would have been worth any pitching prospect. Just get him out of here. We could have packaged someone like David Weathers or Scott Hatteberg to sweeten the deal. What we have simply isn't working. Change is necessary now. The Reds have some studs in their system who will soon be MLB ready. Not just solid prospects either. I'm talking about 3 top 20 minor league players. Jay Bruce, Joey Votto and of course Homer Bailey.

Griff isn't allowed to leave until he hits 600 HR's. Then we'll move him too or he'll just walk away to another team once his contract expires after next season. Arroyo has lost his stuff and would have been another guy to move. He may leave in the winter meetings. Let's hope so. I hate that guy. Taking local acoustic gigs away from struggling Cincinnati musicians. Focus on baseball first you mullet.

Mojokong - sick of it all

WoodsmeisterVarsity Captain

830 days ago

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Dude - I don't see you out there "just putting the ball in play." It's harder than it looks. Dunn is nearly impossible to trade because the previous morons in Reds management gave him a trade escalator clause that hikes his salary to an even MORE ridiculous amount if he's traded. It takes two GMs to make a trade.

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