Man, Adam Dunn was 0-2 tonight with two walks... Batting .149 now!?! I've always been a proponent of Dunn, thought he was great while he was here and wanted us to resign him as much as anyone. But wowser. This is beyond bad. I mean, batting .149 in May? Jeez. I think we won out with the extra compensatory draft pick via Type A status. And not paying him to bat .149. Werth is hardly any better, but he sure ain't batting .149 either. At this point, you cannot blame it on the appendicitis surgery.
I wonder how much of this might be due to being a DH, which Dunn always said he never wanted to be. He warned that he'd get bored playing DH, sitting on the bench 95% of the time. And that's why he sucked in the outfield, he'd get bored and lose focus. That playing first base kept him focused and in the game. I've got a feeling that might be part of the problem, because he admitted he loses focus and can't stay in the game unless he's got something to keep his attention. A player isn't going to admit that kind of a weakness unless it's a serious problem... And batting .149? That's a damn serious problem. I hope he figures it out soon, because he's an awesome guy and doesn't deserve that kind of embarrassment. But for the meantime, it sure looks like we made out like crazy not paying him to put up a .149 BA. Jeez, that's just awful.
