I trying to think of a way to pitch this idea to Hendry by making Adam Dunn look like Ryan Harvey or Brian Dopirak since we all know Hendry doesn't care for BBs. :-k
One of the kiddies at Reds Zone brings up an excellent point: In essence, that's why I think the Reds would want to start off with a package involving a #4 to slide into their rotation next season, a quality reliever, a potentially solid future 2B, and one of the top 25 prospects in all of baseball. They want to compete now; losing Dunn would go a long way in hurting that
Jenkins' increasing age and health issues worry me, so I'd nix that one. If you're unhappy with Pierre, I fail to see how Podsednik is much of an upgrade. His IsoD is a step up, but that SB/CS ratio is significantly worse and offsets any upgrade in OBP he'd have.
Pittsburgh is slowly pulling out of the race after they laid down and lost for the Mets 5-3. Come on Pirates, tank already! :D TB put up a heck of a fight, but they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory after giving up 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th to win 4-5. :( Despite an attempted rally in the 9th, KC beat the Mariners 8-11. :(
Pie also needed the break. He played winter ball in the Dominican and likely worked his rear off attempting to come back 100% from his injury last year. Giving him more time off will help him come back next season fully healthy, refreshed, and ready to go, imo.
It'll take a heck of a lot to get Dunn, even if the Reds are unhappy with him for whatever reason. He's one of the premier offensive players in baseball today who would instantly make this offense a heck of a lot better. I'd expect the Reds would at least ask for more than just Murton and Dempster. I'd expect them to ask for something like Pie, Patterson, Marshall, and Eyre at the very least in exchange for Dunn.
The mediots in Cincy seem to have it in for him. Reds fans are pretty evenly divided on Dunn; half of them think he's the best player on the team who will be an offensive force for years, the other half of them think he's an unmotivated, lazy, strikes out too much, and needs to get his BA to a respectable point. Personally, I'd commit all sorts of crimes if it meant getting Dunn in LF. He'd be a gold glover compared to Moises Alou and Glenallen Hill.
Jake Fox's Cumulative Splits. Fox was promoted to West Tenn in Mid-June and struggled for a bit. However, he managed a good turnaround at the end of the season. He had enough passed balls to make me concerned for his future, though.