Adam Dunn's Pricetag

Hell give him 4 years… i am gettin’ a little nervous about the lack of lefties in this lineup…

make some trades, cut some people, whatever you have to do!
if you can pay $7 million total for 2 possible 40 HR hitters (Napoli/Dunn) and one of them is a lefty, i don’t know what the problem is.

and I agree REV…..need some left handing pop considering we have….well…..none really

If he would do that, hell sign him for 6 years at that price. Even if the price is 8-10 Mil, the Angels should seriously consider signing him.

for which all we know was him just speaking in hyperbole to demonstrate how much his price has dropped.

The guy was asking for 4 years/56 million. Cant see him suddenly dropping his price tag by almost 30 million

Some of you are out of your mind for offense.

What the hell are we waiting for?

That’s nothing in modern-day free agency, and he is capable of 40 homers with a good OBP (even if he K’s in every other at bat).

…what’s GMJ really worth?

We cant keep blocking K-MO. The dude needs to be given the chance to prove himself.

 If we were to sign the Dunn the guy has to switch off DH/RF duties or its a no go.

Cashman can call up small-market team GM’s and scream “HA!” and then hang up on them. You know, sort of like when A-Rod shouted “HA!” at Blue Jay infielders during a pop-up.

NY Times article about the incident

I know its a strong word and all,,, but damn, i just feel like he and his contract are putting so many offseason possibilities in a holding pattern. WTF!

This sounds beyond speculative to my ears. I still think Dunn will get somewhere between $8 and $12 million a year. Pat Burrell got $16 million over two years, and Dunn is better or at least very close to equal to Burrell in every category. He’s also left-handed and three years younger. Milton Bradley got $30 million over three years, and he’s never even played 150 games in a single season. The Cubs can’t hide his frail body at DH either.

A one-year deal may be to Dunn’s advantage, since he could hit the market again next year and hopefully do better. He certainly couldn’t do worse. But $5 million? Coco Crisp makes more than that. Dunn is an interesting player, because he’s simultaneously over- and under-rated. Some people can’t look past his poor batting average and ridiculous strikeout rate. Others love his power and on-base ability, but excuse his horrific defense, worthless base-running, and grim projections past age 30. But no matter which side you’re on, nothing justifies Adam Dunn making less money than Coco Crisp.

Knowing he’ll have a huge chip on his shoulder about the contract, offer one year at $7m. If he takes it, great – and PERHAPS he’ll show some accountability, responsibility, and results that would warrant a more financially rewarding deal in 2010. If he declines, let him go. I’d still rather get Sheets and Abreu at a WalMart discount anyway.

when I had a computer business, I would work at a certain price. Period. If I didn’t get my price, then I’d go elsewhere. If I didn’t get it, then I’d do something else. I wasn’t desperate

If all Dunn could get here was 5 million he’d go to Japan. So that’s a bunch of crap.

He’ll eventually come down to Earth with duration being say one year with an option and the price will then have have 3 or 4 bidders or maybe more.

From the Washington Post, which is following the Dunn story because of the chance the Nats will sign him:

Right now, Adam Dunn wants a four-year, $56 million contract. And who knows, maybe he gets it. Maybe he also gets a Lamborghini, a new house, and exclusive use of the Burj Al Arab helicopter pad. Maybe he can hire Pat Burrell to babysit his kid.

Across baseball, Dunn’s reported asking price has left baseball executives — including those at 1500 S. Capitol St. — with their eyebrows just about raised up to their hairlines. Certainly you cannot fault Dunn for trying to name his price, but for the time being, he seems nowhere close to getting it. One agent I spoke with today said that “I think Dunn will get a max of $5 million per year. Anything more than that and I’d be surprised.”

Also in the story: Dunn is reported as telling teams he is interested only in playing the OF, not at 1B or DH. That kind of eliminates the Angels if he is sticking to his guns.