Typical response from Dunn fans - it's the pitchers fault. He is only one guy on the team. Yada. Yada. Yada.
Adam Dunn is a beer league softball player playing home run derby. That is it. I said that in 2007 and it is still true today.
Four years ago, Dunn signed a 4 year, $60 million dollar contract with the White Sox. In 2011, his first year with the team, at age 31, in 415 at bats, Dunn had the following stats: 11 home runs, 36 runs scored, 42 rbi, 75 walks, 177 strike outs, .159 batting average, .292 OBP, .277 slugging percentage, .569 OPS and a NEGATIVE 3.1 WAR.
A middle of the order hitter getting paid $15 million dollars a year to produce that. How is THAT the pitchers fault? Yes, Dunn is only one guy on the team but when you are one of the highest paid players on the team and you produce like that, don't you think the OTHER players on the team try to do more than they are capable of to try and offset what doesn't ISN'T producing?
Dunn is getting paid $15 million dollars this year to be a platoon DH. Think about THAT?
David
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