No one's looking at Dunn? Ridiculous
How Dunn stacks up
Well, Dunn took over the major-league home-run lead Wednesday night by hitting Nos. 31 and 32 in the Reds' 9-5 victory over the Astros.
To repeat: Nobody wanted this guy?
The Rays almost did — they contacted the Reds about Dunn on Wednesday — but their preference was for a right-handed hitter such as the Pirates' Jason Bay.
The Diamondbacks also made a run at Dunn, according to SI.com, but the interest from other clubs was minimal, putting the Reds in a potentially tenuous position.
If the Reds fail to trade Dunn, then decline to sign him long-term, the only way they could get compensatory draft picks for him would be if they offered him salary arbitration as a free agent.
If Dunn accepted, he would stand to gain a significant raise from his current $13 million salary, likely zooming past $15 million.
Dunn, 28, would not accept a one-year deal with the Reds if he had substantial multiyear offers from other clubs — the more likely scenario, given the shortage of power in the sport.
Nobody wanted this guy? Unbelievable.
Dunn is one of only 10 hitters since 1947 with a career on-base percentage above .380 and slugging percentage above .520 through his age 28 season.
The list, compiled by STATS LLC, consists of players who appeared in a minimum of 1,000 games, with their ages determined on July 1 of the given season (see table at above).
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