Steve9347 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) If you have ESPN Insider, this link was sent from the heavens. I won't paste the entire article, but I'll go ahead and hook you up with some of it. http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=o...&id=5878412 Some of the numbers on Dunn, from Mark Simon of ESPN Stats & Information: The players who've hit the most homers, since 2004: Albert Pujols: 294 Adam Dunn: 282 Alex Rodriguez: 268 David Ortiz: 260 Ryan Howard: 253 And the most consecutive seasons of 38-plus home runs, all time: Rafael Palmeiro: 9, 1995-2003 Adam Dunn: 7, 2004-2010 Babe Ruth: 7, 1926-1932 Isolated Power is a metric that looks strictly at a player's ability to get power hits (doubles, triples, homers). Basically it's extra bases per at-bat (slugging percentage without the singles). Dunn rated consistently among the best in the NL in this stat. Here are his numbers over the past seven seasons: 2010: .276 (T-2nd) 2009: .262 (8th) 2008: .277 (4th) 2007: .289 (3rd) 2006: .257 (1st) 2005: .293 (3rd) 2004: .303 (5th) Over the past seven seasons, only Ichiro has played more games and only Pujols has hit more home runs than Dunn. During that time he has the most strikeouts AND the most walks in the majors. Where Dunn ranks across MLB in parentheses: Games: 1,108 (2nd) HR: 282 (2nd) K: 1,262 (1st) BB: 750 (1st) And where the White Sox ranked at DH last year: OBP: .332 (9th) Slug pct: .396 (9th) HR: 18 (10th) BB: 65 (9th) And a look at Dunn's numbers from 2010 compared to where he would have ranked (in parentheses) had his primary position been DH: OBP: .356 (7th) Slug pct: .536 (2nd) HR: 38 (1st) RBI: 103 (2nd) Not only was Dunn one of the most prolific home run hitters last season, ranking second in the NL with 38 homers, but his homers were consistently also among the longest. According to Hittracker, his 38 homers traveled an average of 411 feet, the fourth-highest true distance average among players with at least 20 homers last season. He also hit the third-longest homer last season, a 479-foot shot Sept. 14 at Turner Field. Here's how his average shot stacks up: Josh Hamilton: 421 Mark Reynolds: 416 Carlos Gonzalez: 415 Adam Dunn: 411 Troy Tulowitzki: 410 The fact the White Sox gave Dunn a four-year contract is somewhat surprising and uncharacteristic of the team based on their history with free agent contracts. Dunn's four-year contract would be just the 16th free-agent contract of four or more years given out by the White Sox since the 1990-91 offseason. The White Sox are one of five teams to have given out 15 or fewer contracts of four-plus years since then. These teams have given the fewest since 1990-91, excluding Dunn's deal: Twins: 13 Marlins: 14 White Sox: 15 Brewers: 15 Tigers: 15 Edited December 3, 2010 by Steve9347 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 10:30 AM) If you have ESPN Insider, this link was sent from the heavens. I won't paste the entire article, but I'll go ahead and hook you up with some of it. http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=o...&id=5878412 So what you're saying is that Dunn is an upgrade from Kotsay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 10:44 AM) So what you're saying is that Dunn is an upgrade from Kotsay? Slight upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 10:46 AM) Slight upgrade. You guys obviously aren't taking into consideration Kotsay's leadership. He ass-patted with the best of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Looks like KW found his other $0.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Deal is official. Big Donkey, welcome to the Southside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Is his nick name really Big Donkey? Donkey Kong is just TOO perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 OK, since I'm too lazy to look it up in this monster thread....what are we looking at, payroll wise? I'm assuming the hopes are that we find a way to get PK back at first, and say goodbye to Jenks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzfest Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Does anyone realize how much this guy sucks with runners in scoring position?? Isn't that a big indicator of how good a hitter really is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (Capn12 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 11:43 AM) OK, since I'm too lazy to look it up in this monster thread....what are we looking at, payroll wise? I'm assuming the hopes are that we find a way to get PK back at first, and say goodbye to Jenks. They're close to $100 million now, and that's before Quentin, Danks, and Pena. If they sign Konerko, they'll be around $120-$125 . Big-city baseball team. Edited December 3, 2010 by flavum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzfest Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Also, do we think he'll buy Jake Peavy's number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I think Dunn takes #45. Hopefully he'll hit that many homers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (ozzfest @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 11:46 AM) Also, do we think he'll buy Jake Peavy's number? He'll probably do what Rios did and just reverse the numbers. Edited December 3, 2010 by pittshoganerkoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 11:52 AM) He'll probably do what Rios did and just reverse the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (ozzfest @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 11:46 AM) Also, do we think he'll buy Jake Peavy's number? He took #32 with AZ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (RME JICO @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:02 AM) Now sign Konerko! Big Donkey Kong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Anybody know if the press conference is televised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 2pm on CSN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (ozzfest @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:45 PM) Does anyone realize how much this guy sucks with runners in scoring position?? Isn't that a big indicator of how good a hitter really is? He has a career .902 OPS overall, and a career .890 OPS with RISP. He had a bad year with RISP in 2010 and a great year in 2009. So yeah, that's an indicator of how good of a hitter he really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:07 PM) 2pm on CSN That's what I thought. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:09 PM) He has a career .902 OPS overall, and a career .890 OPS with RISP. He had a bad year with RISP in 2010 and a great year in 2009. So yeah, that's an indicator of how good of a hitter he really is. The only indicator if how good a hitter is couldn't be more simple - does he lead to runs? Dunn? - YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (ozzfest @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 11:45 AM) Does anyone realize how much this guy sucks with runners in scoring position?? Isn't that a big indicator of how good a hitter really is? .231/.411/.478/.890 for his career No I was not aware of something that is not true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) .231/.411/.478/.890 for his career No I was not aware of something that is not true The minute Adam Dunn steps up to the plate, he's in a scoring position. That's all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:27 PM) The minute Adam Dunn steps up to the plate, he's in a scoring position. That's all that matters. Who ever hits in front of him is gonna owe the guy his next contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Kalapse has made a new banner for this special occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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