December 29, 2008
Manny Dunn?
Jayson Stark reports the Dodgers are now looking at Adam Dunn instead of Manny Ramirez. One of the nice things for teams who need a corner outfielder is that they have three good ones available in Dunn, Burrell and Ramirez. If one is asking too much money or too many years, just go sign another. That should keep the price down on all three.
"Good one" is relative. All three are one-dimensional. Good hitters (great, in Ramirez' case); lousy outfielders. Of the three, only Ramirez is worth the defensive liability. Otherwise, they are best suited to DH. Putting one of them in left field would depend on other team dynamics -- like a world-class defensive CF.