i think that’s incredibly fair.

not that you’re not a nice guy Nats News Network dude person you…

on how well dukes, milledge and anderson can mature as players offensively (and milledge’s case in defense as well)

I believe the nats will have a good rotation this year if zimmermann gets called up or plays the whole season. We’d have a 1-2 punch with zimmermann and lannan with hopefully one of the younger guys having a decent year to fill in the 3rd slot, a 1-2-3 decency with a rotation can survive the NL East.

granted i think we’ll be better to contend in ‘10 but if we get above .500 this year, we’re making some big improvements.

I do hope they keep johnson and trade kearns to free up our outfield for Dunn. If dunn plays 1B then definitaly trade johnson to the A’s for Barton. (ahh, ex-cardinal prospect i liked so much behind the plate instead of at 1B)

…adding Dunn is a help beyond his on-field performance. He’s our first “big” free agent since Soriano. He may free up pieces to trade for long-term building blocks. It may get the team more credibility with other free agents and teams for the next round of deals. Hell, he may even learn to catch. I had mis-remembered my stats—Dunn actually gains us half a win if he plays most of the season in LF instead of Willingham. And who knows—maybe the “big, left-handed, middle-of-order bat” will actually provide some synergy for the rest of the order. Dukes/Zimmy/Dunn/NJ (in whatever order) might give me a little pause as an opposing pitcher.

It can’t be seen as anything else but a positive for the organization…(especially by those who’ll probably never read that Dunn had the offer extended for like EVER, didn’t seem to want it, but eventually now took it)…that free agents might be willing to sign with DC…

Nothing will make me forget the Crow debacle…

Selling tickets is a good thing, but you’re or I guess, the Nationals are counting on the fact that fans will come to see Dunn hit home runs on what still doesn’t figure to be a competitive team…

Or does this make DC a competitor in your, or anyone else who reads this’s eyes…

Dunn carries a high OBP and OPS+, along with his guarantee of 40 home runs. A lot of people got sick of Dunn because he became predictable= strikeout, walk, or home run….but 2 outta 3 ain’t bad. The key here is, an out is an out. He will have more strikeouts than anyone on your team and a batting average likely under .250. But more importantly his OBP will be just under .400, his OPS+ in the 130s, and his slugging above .500.
His defense, while not great…is not poor(speaking LF here) he only carries a bad rep because someone that large cannot look graceful in the OF. Decent base runner, who does not make mistakes. Also he is a ‘tough as nails’ gamer and will play ever game that he is not forced to sit out. The last five years he played all but 19 games, and ten of those came from one year!
Finally, the dude is hilarious. Be sure to catch his interviews, he has a hysterical dry wit and being back with Kearns is likely to make him even goofier. He has a laid back personality that some call disrespectful or go so far to say ‘he does not enjoy playing the game.’ Horseshit. Enjoy Dunn for what he is, don’t gripe for what he is not.