Adam Dunn News: Pro Sports Daily

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March 19

Washington Post

"That Adam Dunn took an hour bus ride yesterday with a bad back so he could try to play speaks to something essential about him as a baseball player. He really, really likes to play. Dunn has played in 950 games since 2004, third-most in the majors behind Miguel Cabrera and Ichiro, who both played 953. Last year, Dunn played 159. In 2004 with the Cincinnati Reds, Dunn played in 161 games. He played 160 games each of the next two years. But he's never played them all. "I think that's plenty," Dunn said. "It's hard to play 162. I'd like to try. I love playing." Here, he seemed to change his mind, mid-thought. "I think that there are some days you need to take off," Dunn said. "You don't need ..."

Adam Dunn leaves with back spasm, considered day-to-day

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March 17

Washington Post

"First baseman Adam Dunn left the Nationals split-squad game against the Marlins today with a back spasm. The Nationals classified him as day-to-day. With an off day Thursday, it's a good bet the Nationals will simply let Dunn rest until at least Friday. Dunn told reporters he felt a cramp in his back as he reached for a groundball and he wants to play tomorrow. Asked how long he'll be out, Dunn asked what time the game in Kissimmee starts tomorrow."

Washington Nationals' Adam Dunn focuses on playing the field

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March 3

Washington Post

"Adam Dunn can't really explain his aversion to becoming a designated hitter. He thought about it for a moment Tuesday, shrugged, and said, "I don't know." Stubbornness plays a part. He thinks playing in the field is fun, and he is not going to play in the American League no matter how often he hears he should. Basically, Dunn knows what he wants and what he doesn't want, and that more than anything accounts for Dunn's dual aspirations this spring training: mastering first base and signing a contract extension with the Washington Nationals. His future for the moment remains uncertain, but not his present. This season, Dunn will focus on first base full-time for the first time in his career, ..."

Nationals, Dunn talks about possible contract extension during 'Hot Stove' luncheon

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January 30

Washington Post

"All told, Adam Dunn has spent just 351 days as a member of the Washington Nationals, a tenure trumped many times over by his 25-year-old teammates Ryan Zimmerman and John Lannan. With the Nationals, Dunn has appeared in fewer games than luminaries such as Ryan Langerhans (176) and Robert Fick (178). Just one calendar year ago, he was a wayward free agent searching for his third team in six months. Yet it's taken Dunn just one season in the District to recategorize himself. His role has become central not just to the lineup, but to the organization. Though he joined the Nationals on a two-year contract, it became clear Friday that Washington's front office wants Dunn for years to come. ..."

Adam Dunn contract extension talk at Nationals hot stove lunch

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January 30

Washington Post

"Friday afternoon the Nats hosted their second annual "Hot Stove" season ticket holders luncheon, where the menu included chicken marsala, cheesecake, and some news about budding contract talks with Adam Dunn. The first baseman (wearing a camo Texas Longhorns trucker hat) was actually among the players in attendance, but word of his contract talks only became public during the post-lunch Q&A, moderated by David Gregory. The panelists: team president Stan Kasten, GM Mike Rizzo, manager Jim Riggleman and third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. At one point, Rizzo was asked by a fan in attendance if there was a timetable to extend Dunn's contract, because "we'd really like to see him retire as a ..."

Nats' MVP started at the top

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September 28

Washington Times

"Quick, who has been the Washington Nationals' MVP in 2009? Ryan Zimmerman? Adam Dunn? John Lannan? While there are certainly arguments to be made for any of those guys, there might actually be a stronger case for a position player who was with the team for only 51 games this season. Yes, Nyjer Morgan. Plain and simple, the Nationals were a much better team with Morgan and have been much worse without him. Here's the statistical evidence: In 77 games before Morgan was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington's offense scored an average of 4.32 runs a game and struggled to a 23-54 record (a .299 winning percentage). In 51 games with Morgan, Washington increased its offensive ..."

Dunn's year with the Nats hardly average

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September 18

Washington Times

"There are few ballplayers who can claim to have produced at a level as consistent throughout their careers as Adam Dunn, who might as well pencil in 40 homers and 100 RBI as his final stat line every Opening Day. Dunn's first season with the Washington Nationals has followed true to form; he is sitting on 37 homers and 99 RBI with 16 games to play. In addition to those power numbers, though, Dunn this season has added a hefty batting average for the first time in his career. A .247 hitter in eight previous seasons, he's hitting .280 this year. "I've been able to be consistent," he said. "And when I did struggle, I didn't struggle for too long. I think that's why it is what it is." Dunn ..."

For Dunn, A Return to Where It Started

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August 14

Washington Post

"dam Dunn, back in 1998, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds. He debuted in the majors with them as a 21-year-old. He played 1,087 games for them. But last year, on Aug. 11, Dunn was traded by the only organization he ever knew, dealt to Arizona in a move that preceded his free agent deal with the Washington Nationals. Not until Thursday -- more than a year after leaving -- did he return to the city that remembers him as a sometimes-maligned power hitter who crushed fastballs far greater distances than he ever carried his team. "Is this the first time back?" hitting coach Rick Eckstein asked Dunn before the first game of this series at Great American Ball Park. "Yeah," Dunn said. "Lot of ..."

Dunn, Zim propel Nats

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August 4

Washington Examiner

"In a season where little has gone right for the Nationals, a .500 road trip is nothing to scoff at. That's exactly what Washington accomplished since it last played a game at Nationals Park on July 26th. A road trip to Milwaukee and Pittsburgh saw the team's first baseman, Nick Johnson, and setup man, Joe Beimel, each play his last game with the club -- but it also ended on a relative high note Monday evening. Adam Dunn belted a three-run home run in the sixth inning to put the Nats ahead for good and they added four insurance runs in the seventh to put Pittsburgh away in an 8-4 win at PNC Park. Washington (34-72) salvaged a 4-4 trip, winning the first two games in Milwaukee and fighting ..."

Source: Tigers still hunting for a hitter

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July 27

Foxsports.com

"Detroit designated hitter Carlos Guillen returned from the disabled list over the weekend and batted .417 in three games against the White Sox, all Tigers victories. But Guillen is still limited physically, in the respect that his right shoulder won't permit him to bat right-handed and play in the outfield. So Guillen will be limited to DH duty for the time being. That doesn't bode well for the team's trade pursuits, since a number of the hitters that interest the Tigers (Baltimore's Luke Scott and Washington's Adam Dunn, for example) profile as DHs. But that won't stop the team from trying to upgrade. One major league source said Monday that Tigers president/general manager Dave ..."

Dunn gives Nationals first walk-off win of year

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June 20

Washington Times

"How bad have the Washington Nationals been at pulling out late victories this season? Take your pick of some telling stats. Entering Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Nationals were 0-8 when tied after seven innings. They were 0-5 when tied after eight innings. And when the game went into extra innings? They were an abysmal 0-8. Plain and simple, the Nationals have not been able to win close ballgames. Which made Friday's 2-1, 11-inning triumph - capped by Adam Dunn's bases-loaded single - perhaps the most unexpected of Washington's 19 triumphs this year. Despite trying their best to squander every opportunity presented to them, the Nationals somehow managed to go home ..."

A Paul Bunyan In Their Midst

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May 25

Washington Post

columnist Thomas Boswell

"To understand what Adam Dunn's two home runs, one of them a grand slam, and his career-high six RBI, meant to him and his struggling Nationals yesterday in an 8-5 win over the Orioles, you have to go back five days. You have to revisit a moment typical of the frustration that has tormented the Nats all season. But may be starting to lift. The 30,880 in Nationals Park on a warm Sunday will remember Dunn's towering fly in the sixth inning that carried and carried until it cleared the center field fence for a two-run homer to put the Nats ahead 4-3. And they'll recall the moment just one inning later when Manager Manny Acta took the bat out of the hands of two men -- one hitting .349, the ..."

Dunn didn't get a call from S.F.

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May 12

San Francisco Chronicle

"Adam Dunn would have been open to negotiating with the Giants over the winter, but he said they didn't express interest. "I heard nothing," Dunn said. "I thought there would be some communication." Dunn has 11 home runs, one behind NL leader Albert Pujols, and is tied for third in RBIs with 28. He also is hitting .318 and leads the league with 28 walks. The Giants looked for a big bat but weren't confident with Dunn defensively at first base. Or the outfield, for that matter. Plus, Dunn was a .157 (14-for-89) hitter at China Basin with four homers and 13 RBIs. "This place doesn't scare me," Dunn said in an on-field interview as ballpark flags flapped in the wind. "You can definitely find ..."

Dunn adds third position

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April 17

Washington Times

"Adam Dunn is the only player in baseball who has hit 40 or more homers each of the last five seasons. He has been an All-Star. He's making $8 million this year. How many other players of that stature would agree to rotate among three different positions? That's what Dunn will begin doing after manager Manny Acta approached him about making some occasional starts in right field to go along with his regular gigs in left and at first base. Dunn never had to stop and think about it before saying yes. "I mean, it's not like he's asking me to play shortstop," the slugger quipped. Hardly known as a defensive whiz, Dunn has spent the bulk of his career as a left fielder (955 games) with some ..."

Dunn makes impact felt

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April 14

Washington Times

"The grand unveiling of Adam Dunn to 40,386 fans at Nationals Park on Monday played out like a sampler platter of everything - good and bad - Dunn brings to a lineup. He drew a key walk in the first inning, doubled in the third, made a fielding error that cost the Nationals a run in the fourth, resurrected their chances of winning with a two-run blast to center in the eighth and struck out as the tying run in the ninth. Afterward, as he has done every game this season, he sat at his locker and thoughtfully answered questions until reporters were sated, continuing to grow into his role as the team's unofficial spokesman after a 9-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the Nationals' home ..."

Adam Dunn: Slugger on the Hot Seat

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April 5

Washington Examiner

"In the upper deck at RFK Stadium, three lonely white seats have long stood out in a sea of yellow. For 34 years, those painted chairs were a fading reminder of baseball glories in Washington, the exact spots where slugger Frank Howard blasted his longest home runs. The 6-foot-7, 255-pound Howard became a larger-than-life folk hero playing for the old Senators, who often turned losing into an art form during his seven years with the team. Howard's tape-measure homers were just about the only thing worth watching at RFK before the team finally abandoned the District in 1971. The modern-day Nationals, sad to say, have been following in the footsteps of their hapless predecessors. They were ..."

WBC Has Special Effect on Dunn

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March 26

Washington Post

"On March 7, for the first time in his career, Adam Dunn felt something different. Across eight big league seasons, Dunn knew baseball mostly as a test of perseverance. Since 2001, he had participated in 1,131 games. Six hundred two were losses. Zero of those came in the postseason. But in the first game of the World Baseball Classic, Dunn found himself in a new environment -- and suddenly aware of what it feels like. It felt, teammates told him, like the playoffs. Beginning that day, in front of 42,314 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Dunn tested his game -- and reconstructed his reputation -- on a new platform. Often dismissed as a star without Type-A intensity, even a non-winner, Dunn ..."

Dunn looked at in a different light after WBC

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March 25

Washington Times

"A mere 36 hours removed from Team USA's loss in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, Adam Dunn was back in the clubhouse at Space Coast Stadium on Tuesday morning. Less than two days before, Dunn played and yukked it up with Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones and Kevin Youkilis on a team of American All-Stars, and earned new praise both for his talents and clubhouse leadership. And on his first day back with the Washington Nationals following a three-week respite, the 29-year-old slugger sat at a clubhouse table with seven teammates and played a spirited game of Texas Hold 'em. All of it, Dunn insisted, comes naturally to him. Whether he's surrounded by a clubhouse of the game's greatest players ..."

Dunn, Nats a good match

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February 20

Washington Times

columnist Thom Loverro

"The furor over the player formerly known as "Smiley" at Washington Nationals spring training took the spotlight off what should have been the story of the day Wednesday - the first time their $20 million man appeared on the field. Any player the Lerners would be willing to give $20 million to is deserving of more attention. So while the Dominican baseball scandal that has rocked the franchise continues to unfold, the time spent on baseball players who actually appear to be who the team says they are should be taken advantage of. So let's take another look at Adam Dunn, whose role as savior of the Nationals got even tougher with the revelation that the club paid $1.4 million to a player who ..."

Where Dunn will play remains undetermined

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February 13

Washington Times

"The Washington Nationals introduced their slugger to the world Thursday afternoon. Now they just need to figure out where to play him. Announcing the signing of Adam Dunn during a televised news conference at Nationals Park, the team's key officials praised Dunn as the power presence they have lacked for all but one year since they came to the District but left unanswered the question of where Dunn will start. The former All-Star, who signed a two-year, $20 million contract that will pay him $8 million this season and $12 million in 2010, now creates a logjam at either first base or the outfield, where jobs that would have been competitive now become downright heated. "Adam plays first, ..."

Hardly a Dunn Deal From Start

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February 13

Washington Post

"The story of how Adam Dunn, arguably the most prodigious home run hitter in baseball, came to be standing before a podium in the interview room at Nationals Park yesterday, bathed in floodlights and flanked by beaming members of the Washington Nationals' brain trust, is a complex one. It was not something Dunn could have envisioned when he filed for free agency on Nov. 1. It involves the typical dues a player must pay before reaching the promised land of free agency, the unfortunate timing of having that free agency arrive in the midst of a deep recession that turned baseball's talent marketplace upside down and, ultimately, some persuasive arm-twisting by a half-dozen or so Nationals ..."

A Dunn deal: Nationals to introduce new slugger

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February 12

Washington Examiner

"Just days before pitchers and catcher report to Spring Training, the Nationals made their biggest splash of the offseason by signing free-agent slugger Adam Dunn to a two-year contract, according to multiple baseball sources. The 29-year-old outfielder/first baseman fills Washington's biggest need - a left-handed power hitter who can anchor a lineup that hit just 117 home runs last season, second-fewest in the National League. Nats general manager Jim Bowden was not available to comment early Wednesday evening so terms were unavailable. But published reports indicated the two sides had agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract. Dunn hit just .236 last season, splitting time between the ..."

Sources say Nats, Dunn close to making a deal

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February 12

Washington Examiner

"Just days before pitchers and catcher report to Spring Training, the Nationals made their biggest splash of the offseason by signing free-agent slugger Adam Dunn to a two-year contract, according to multiple baseball sources. The 29-year-old outfielder/first baseman fills Washington's biggest need - a left-handed power hitter who can anchor a lineup that hit just 117 home runs last season, second-fewest in the National League. Nats general manager Jim Bowden was not available to comment early Wednesday evening so terms were unavailable. But published reports indicated the two sides had agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract. Dunn hit just .236 last season, splitting time between the ..."

Nationals to ink power-hitting lefty Dunn

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February 12

Dayton Daily News

"Former Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract, according to ESPN and the Washington Post. The deal is expected to be announced today, Feb. 12. Dunn, 29, hit .236 with 40 home runs and 100 RBIs with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Reds last season. Jim Bowden, who drafted Dunn when he was the Reds' general manager, is the GM for the Nationals. Washington was a weak-hitting team last season, and Dunn has hit at least 40 home runs in his last five seasons. Among active major-leaguers younger than 30, only one, Albert Pujols (319), has more home runs than Dunn's 278. Dunn, a left-handed slugger, was once a favorite with ..."

For Nats, it should be a Dunn deal

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January 25

Washington Examiner

columnist Rick Snider

"Adam Dunn is getting an economics lesson. Baseball fears a repeat of 1930-33 when attendance fell 40 percent at the Great Depression's start. Thing were so bad even Babe Ruth's salary was cut. Three generations later in perhaps the toughest economy since, the Washington Nationals have reduced ticket prices in their coming second season at a new stadium. They're not alone in money worries as the crosstown Redskins recently laid off nearly 30 staffers while the NFL and other teams shed salaries. But, if there's a bright side to the financial downturn, the Nationals are staring at a bargain. Dunn is still out there, his reported four-year, $56 million price tag is finding no market. Some say ..."

Brewers' pursuit of Dunn is done

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January 16

MLB.com

"The Brewers showed some interest in free-agent slugger Adam Dunn during the Winter Meetings, but by Christmas there was no longer a match, general manager Doug Melvin said. Dunn's name was linked to the Brewers just before the holiday break, and it made some sense since Milwaukee has been in the market for left-handed bats. Melvin said he indeed showed some interest in the left-handed slugger, but that was when Milwaukee was also in talks with New York about a trade involving Mike Cameron. The proposed deal with the Yankees has since fizzled. Melvin said he intends to go to Spring Training with Cameron manning center field for Milwaukee. "We talked about [Dunn] when there was a possibility ..."

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."