Adam Dunn had no idea the Cincinnati Reds were about to trade him to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
Adam Dunn had no idea the Cincinnati Reds were about to trade him to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
But with colleague Ken Griffey Jr. already gone and the Reds on a six-game losing streak, Dunn didn’t mind packing his bags and caption West.
“It was one of those amusing surprises,” the slugger said on a consultation call. “To come off the rotten month that we had in Cincinnati, and you get a phone call today axiom you’re mortal traded to a first-space team. As a player that’s all you could ask for.”
Dunn, who was tied for the big league lead in homers, improvement an Arizona indignation that was categorized 20th in the majors in runs . The Diamondbacks (60-58) entered the day with a 1 1/2-game lead in the NL West over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who recently for Manny Ramirez.
Arizona sent insignificant league spot-on-hander Dallas Buck to Cincinnati (52-67) along with two players to be named. The 23-year-old Buck was 1-4 with a 3.94 ERA at Class-A South Bend.
Dunn, 28, was .233 for the Reds with 32 home runs and 74 RBIs. He has a good eye at the plate (80 walks) but also strikes out a lot (120 Ks).
Dunn has a .247 business batting ordinary with 270 homers and is entitled for free agency at the end of the term.
Arizona to acquire Mark Teixeira from the Atlanta Braves at last ’s trade deadline before he went to the Los Angeles Angels.
Dunn had played his whole livelihood with the Reds and is the end of an $18.5 mountain contract. He spoke with Arizona superior Bob Melvin but isn’t sure what role he’ll fill.
“I’ll do whatever,” Dunn said. “If they want me to latch, I’ll drawback.”
On July 31, Cincinnati sent Griffey to the Chicago White Sox for reliever Nick Masset and a Triple-A player. On Sunday, the Reds designated old-timer catcher David Ross for consignment and called up Ryan Hanigan from Triple-A Louisville.
Reds executive Dusty Baker, whose team has lost nine of 10 meet since the Griffey trade, said he’ll miss having Dunn on the club.
“It’s tougher to lose a good guy, you know, than the 40-home run guy,” Baker said. “It’s untaken to be strong to interchange his offensive, but it’s even tougher to reinstate the man.”