Adam Dunn News

Dunn's homer in 8th lifts D-Backs past Giants
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September 16
East Valley Tribune
 
"When the Diamondbacks acquired Adam Dunn on Aug. 11, manager Bob Melvin took Dunn aside and told him not to feel as if he had to do it all for a struggling offense. "Just be yourself" was the message. Dunn was his long-ball self Monday at Chase Field, hitting a two-out, two-run home run in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie in the D-Backs' 3-1 victory over San Francisco, the team that sent the ceiling crashing in on the D-Backs last week. So after two extra-inning losses in which the D-Backs scored three runs and left 30 runners on base, they found the missing hit from the man acquired to provide it. "The last couple of days, he might have been pressing a little bit," Melvin said. "He ..."
Dunn helps D-Backs keep pace
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September 16
Arizona Republic
 
"With the Diamondbacks' postseason odds hovering somewhere close to two percent and the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers continuing to roll through September, the reality of the situation seems to have set in at Chase Field. After the Diamondbacks eked out a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night thanks to a two-run home run from slugger Adam Dunn - a victory procured without the benefit of a hit with a runner in scoring position - left-hander Doug Davis was asked if there's still time for his team to mount a charge. Davis said there was, then suggested they turn back the clocks. "I believe if we win it out, yes," he said. "It's been done before. We saw the Rockies last year, ..."
Melvin says Dunn more than free swinger
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September 11
East Valley Tribune
 
"There are two Adam Dunns at the plate, it seems. The one opposing managers see and the real guy. It has taken Bob Melvin less than a month to realize Dunn is a much more subtle hitter than the all-or-nothing type that his numbers - 36 homers, 146 strikeouts, 109 walks - might suggest. "Considerably different ... he is a better (pure) hitter than that," Melvin said. "He doesn't take a lot of bad swings. He doesn't get fooled a lot. He makes pitchers work harder" with his selectivity. Dunn is hitting .267 with six doubles, four homers and a .452 on-base percentage in 26 games since his Aug. 11 acquisition from the Cincinnati Reds, who will visit Chase Field for a three-game series this ..."
D-Backs' Dunn just wants chance to win
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September 6
Arizona Republic
 
"Adam Dunn calls the Diamondbacks a first-class organization and says he has greatly enjoyed the three-plus weeks he has spent with his new teammates. But the thing he has liked most is what he says will be his No. 1 factor in determining where to sign as a free agent - the chance to win. "I want to put myself in this position that I'm in right now every year," Dunn said. "When I do sit down and hopefully narrow down the teams that I'll be able to go to or whatnot, that's going to be No. 1." Dunn broke into the big leagues in 2001 with Cincinnati, and in his eight seasons there the Reds did not have a winning season and did not finish higher than third. Dunn will be 29 next season and ..."
Dunn adjusting to 1st base
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September 3
Arizona Republic
 
"In time, Adam Dunn believes, the familiarity of first base will come back to him. But he says it isn't quite like riding a bike. "Riding a bike is a lot easier," he said. "It's going to take some time." But Dunn makes it sound like he looked bad Monday afternoon in his first game at the position since 2006. In fact, he handled all six of his chances without incident and was back at the position again Tuesday night. "I thought he looked pretty comfortable over there, so that's half the battle," manger Bob Melvin said. Dunn said playing right field immediately after coming to the Diamondbacks helped him feel less out of place at first base. He has played the vast majority of his career in ..."
D-Backs' Dunn is valuable enigma
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August 21
Arizona Republic
 
"Adam Dunn insists he's fairly uncomplicated. "Go with the flow, laid back. That's it, I guess," he said. That's hardly it. The Diamondbacks' latest acquisition is more complex than he admits. His value in a lineup belies his average, his success with a bat overshadows that he once was a major college quarterback. "He's weird, strange, playful," said Orlando Hudson, who has known Dunn for 10 years. "He's just a big kid." A big kid who can have a significant impact on a lineup. Entering Thursday's game, the Diamondbacks were 6-2 since Dunn joined the team Aug. 11. Their team batting average ranked 12th in the National League before his arrival. It's fifth during the time he's been here. It ..."
Dunn frees up D-Backs to be themselves
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August 21
East Valley Tribune
 columnist Scott Bordow
"You want to know about the Adam Dunn effect? OK, here goes: Bottom of the first inning Wednesday at Chase Field. The San Diego Padres have a 4-0 lead and Jake Peavy on the mound. That's as sure of a thing as there is in baseball. Then Augie Ojeda doubles to left. Conor Jackson draws a base on balls. Dunn, standing just outside the on-deck circle, walks slowly to the plate. He's hitting .292 with one homer and five RBIs in seven games with the Diamondbacks. Nice numbers, but that Manny guy is going nuts in Los Angeles. Dunn works the count full, showing off the batting eye that has him leading the major leagues in walks. Peavy, a power pitcher, throws his best pitch: A 93mph fastball over ..."
Dunn working the count
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August 18
Arizona Republic
 
"Adam Dunn is known for his home runs and his strikeouts. But walks are another specialty - the Diamondbacks newest slugger can work the count with the best of them. Entering Sunday, Dunn had seen 112 pitches in 25 plate appearances with the Diamondbacks and had drawn seven walks in five games. Dunn ranks second in the National League in pitches seen per plate appearance (4.3), and no batter has drawn more walks than Dunn's 522 since the start of the 2004 season. "I try to go up there with a game plan, maybe look for a specific pitch from a guy, location or something," Dunn said. "I think that kind of contributes to why I see a lot of pitches." He can occasionally get frustrated at his ..."
Dunn producing, taking pressure off rest of lineup
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August 17
East Valley Tribune
 
"Adam Dunn's numbers are enough to suggest he has made an immediate impact in his first week with the Diamondbacks - a .333 batting average, a .520 on-base percentage. His presence in the cleanup spot has meant just as much, manager Bob Melvin said. "He takes a lot of pressure off everybody in the lineup," Melvin said. "We're deeper, and it's made our lineup tougher to navigate. He hasn't hit multiple home runs, but that's coming." Dunn has hit safely in all five of his games with the D-Backs and has walked seven times. He was in the middle of three big innings recently, getting a two-run single in a five-run fifth at Colorado on Thursday, walking in a three-run first at Houston on Friday ..."
A sixth sense for mediocrity
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August 17
Denver Post
 
"The Cincinnati Reds might want to ask for a fourth player in the trade. The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired an impact bat and a psychic. Adam Dunn, in his first series with Arizona, predicted Chris Burke would hit a home run Thursday against the Rockies. This is notable in that Dunn had been with the team for 48 whole hours and that Burke had gone deep exactly zero times this season. So how in the heck would Dunn know Burke would create a souvenir? "I see dead people," said Dunn. It was unclear if Dunn was quoting from the "The Sixth Sense" or referring to the Rockies' dugout. Colorado is done as a contender, but if perception is reality, no one in the National League West should bother ..."
Dunn rebuts ex-teammate's claims
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August 14
East Valley Tribune
 
"When Adam Dunn was traded, former teammate Bronson Arroyo said he could understand it because Cincinnati could not afford him. "He was going to be moved no matter what," Arroyo told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I don't know if he told (the media), but it was no secret to us that he was looking for a $100 (million) to $120 million contract. I don't think this franchise is going to give out that kind of money." Dunn had a quick rebuttal. "I don't know where that number would come from. False information, that's all I can say," Dunn said. "That makes me look like a jackass. You never hear players talking about money. I don't think about the offseason. Me and my agent don't even talk about ..."
Dunn deal: D-Backs acquire slugger from Reds
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August 12
East Valley Tribune
 
"The Diamondbacks know right where to place power bat Adam Dunn. Dunn, who is tied for the major league lead with 32 home runs, will hit fourth and play right field in his D-Backs' debut in Colorado today. "It is going to be tougher to maneuver through our lineup," manager Bob Melvin said. "This helps all the way through." Dunn, acquired Monday from Cincinnati for minor league pitcher Dallas Buck and two players to be named, sounded as enthused as you might expect from a player who gained five places in the standings - from sixth place in the NL Central with the Reds to first place in the NL West. "I'm very excited with the opportunity to play with a first-place team in August," said Dunn, ..."
Reds trade Dunn
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August 11
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
"The Cincinnati Reds have traded outfielder Adam Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two players to be named later and right-handed pitcher Dallas Buck. Dunn is batting .233 with 32 home runs and 74 RBI in 114 games with the Reds this season. He has consistently been the subject of trade rumors for the past few seasons. The trade comes less than two weeks after the Reds traded outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox. The player named in today's trade, Dallas Buck, went 1-4 with a 3.94 ERA in nine games and eight starts with Class A South Bend. He was selected by Arizona in the third round of the 2006 first-year player draft. He played at Oregon State University, where he was a ..."
D-Backs trade for Dunn, bolster offense
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August 12
East Valley Tribune
 
"The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired power hitter Adam Dunn from the Cincinnati Reds for three minor league players Monday morning. Dunn, tied for the NL lead with 32 home runs, is expected to add pop to a lineup that lost second baseman Orlando Hudson for the season on Saturday and also is without outfielder Eric Byrnes. The move also counters the Los Angeles Dodgers’ acquisition of slugging left fielder Manny Ramirez on July 31. Dunn, 28, is hitting .233 with 32 homes and 74 RBIs, and is expected to play either the outfield or first base. He is tied with Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard for the NL lead in home runs and is tied for 16th in RBIs. He also has 80 walks and 120 strikeouts in 373 ..."
D-Backs acquire slugger Dunn
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August 11
Arizona Republic
 
"The Diamondbacks acquired slugger Adam Dunn from the Cincinnati Reds today in exchange for minor league pitcher Dallas Buck and two players to be named later. Dunn, a free agent at the end of the season, is hitting .233 with 32 home runs and 74 RBIs. He has a .376 on-base percentage and a .528 slugging. The Diamondbacks submitted a waiver claim on Dunn last week and finalized the trade this morning."
Dunn doesn't let trade talk affect his game
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July 21
Dayton Daily News
 
"Trade talk doesn't affect his job, but Adam Dunn said the July 31 deadline does keep his name in the news. "It gets old; the questions every day. Other than that, it's definitely not going to affect my play on the field." On Sunday at Great American Ball Park, Dunn hit his 28th homer - an attractive number for any team seeking a power hitter."
Dunn might not be done in Cincinnati
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July 13
Dayton Daily News
 
"Q I keep hearing Arizona is hard-up for offense and it's apparent the Reds are going to let (Adam) Dunn walk at season's end for a draft pick. Why can't they get a deal with Arizona for Dunn? - Keith, Brookville A It isn't that apparent to me the Reds don't want to keep Dunn. Actually, if he is signed as a free agent by another team the Reds get two No. 1 draft picks. Who knows if two draft picks can combine for 40 homers, 100 RBIs, 100 walks and 100 runs? It's a high-risk gamble. I recall once when Lou Piniella managed the Reds and a player he liked was sold for cash. In front of the writers, he pulled out a wad of cash, tossed in on the floor, and said, "How many home runs do you ..."
Dunn annoyed by Ricciardi
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June 25
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
"The Adam Dunn-J.P. Ricciardi meeting never happened. And neither did the phone call, at least according to one of them. Ricciardi told Toronto reporters Tuesday before the game that he got a call from someone identifying himself as "Adam Dunn" from the "519" area code. "I'm so sick and tired of this, first and foremost," Dunn said after the game. "But the real truth is, no, I have not talked to him. Again, I'm not going to go out of my way to get an apology from a guy I don't know. "No, it didn't happen and I hope this is the last time I have to talk about it.""
J.P.'s scrap with Reds slugger not Dunn yet
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June 25
Toronto Star
 
"Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn referred to Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi as a clown last week after Ricciardi's anti-Dunn comments on a Toronto radio call-in show. Now, Dunn is calling Ricciardi a liar. Dunn made his latest assessment after hearing that Ricciardi claimed to have made an apology in a phone call – a phone call Dunn said was never made. The story gets really complicated because Ricciardi insists he got a call from a person who identified himself as Adam Dunn, then proceeded to make the apology. "I talked to Adam on Saturday," Ricciardi said prior to last night's Jays-Reds game."
Is Dunn the cause or a symptom?
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June 24
Cincinnati Enquirer
 columnist Paul Daugherty
"Just because J.P. Ricciardi was wrong to say what he said doesn't mean what he said was wrong. Follow? "The guy doesn't have a passion to play the game," offered the Toronto Blue Jays general manager. Ricciardi was talking about Adam Dunn, and he was entirely out of line. A sitting GM doesn't offer public comment on another team's players, let alone a high, hard fastball to the ego like the one Ricciardi threw at Cincinnati's left fielder. "We've done our homework," Ricciardi boasted, "and there's a reason why we don't want Adam Dunn." Ouch. And yet ... How many of you haven't thought the same, when Dunn mishandled (or missed) a flyball, or took a third strike with a runner at ..."
Jocketty is mum on Dunn
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June 24
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
"No one from Reds management really jumped to the defense of Adam Dunn after Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, in baseball parlance, threw him under the bus. "He's truly a gentle giant," Reds manager Dusty Baker of Dunn. Asked Monday what he thought of Dunn as a player, Reds GM Walt Jocketty said: "I'd rather not comment. You look at his run production. But it's not my position to give a scouting report on him. I like him as a player. He's someone we're going to have to decide on. He's still young, so that's not a factor." Part of that could be the Reds don't want to say a lot of good things about Dunn shortly before they allow him to walk as a free agent. Part of that could ..."
Slumping Dunn says his benching on Sunday 'deserved'
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June 23
Dayton Daily News
 
"Adam Dunn asked the question, even though like Jeopardy's Alex Trebek, he already knew the answer. "Seriously, who would you bench?" he asked. Dunn, bouncing along at 6-for-54 (.111) was not in the lineup Sunday, June 22, and he called it, "A good, solid benching. Deserved. It can't hurt. I get in these little ruts that only I can get myself into. Eventually, I'll come out of it and hopefully it is Tuesday. Dunn said he has not heard from Toronto General Manager J.P. Ricciardi, who said he was going to call and personally apologize to Dunn for the public flogging Ricciardi gave Dunn on the radio. "Hard for him to get my number," said Dunn. Told that he could get it from Reds General ..."
Dunn calls J.P. 'clown'
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June 20
Toronto Sun
 
"Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi zinged Dunn on Wednesday's post-game show on The Fan, telling a caller "the guy doesn't really like baseball, doesn't have a passion to play the game, is a lifetime .230-.240 hitter that strikes out a ton and hits home runs." When informed of Ricciardi's comments, Dunn fired right back. "I know nothing of this clown, I have no idea who he is," Dunn told writers in Cinci. "I don't care what one guy thinks. If I'm a GM, I don't know if I would go out of my way to discredit a player."
Ricciardi apologizes for comments
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June 20
Toronto Star
 
"Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi admitted last night that he'd made an error when he said Reds outfielder Adam Dunn "doesn't have a passion to play the game." On Wednesday, Ricciardi told a caller on a radio phone-in show that trying to trade for Dunn was not a move the Jays were considering. But in a report last night, Ricciardi indicated that he had apologized to Reds GM Walt Jocketty and had tried to get in touch to do the same with Dunn directly."
Dunn's playing hurt
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June 10
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
"Baseball has no rules requiring teams to reveal players' injuries, like the NFL. The Reds went so far as to generalize - saying Ken Griffey Jr. had general soreness - when he was dealing with a sore left knee. When asked to specify, Reds manager Dusty Baker said: "This ain't the NFL." So if Adam Dunn's shoulder or elbow is hurting, you're not going to get it from the Reds, or Dunn."
Dunn chats up Jocketty
May 25
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
"It looked like a formal job interview in an informal setting. Adam Dunn was sitting in the lobby bar at Marina Marriott here. He was surrounded by manager Dusty Baker, general manager Walt Jocketty and coaches. The coaches and staff had been sitting around together talking when Dunn happened by on his way back from the ballpark. His wife, Rachel, and son Brady were with him. They stopped by to say hello. After chit-chatting, Rachel and Brady went to the room, but Adam stayed. It would have been a good night for Dunn to make his case for a new contract. About an hour and half earlier, he had turned around a Trevor Hoffman fastball for the winning home run in the Reds' 3-2 victory over ..."