JASON BAY CONTRACT WILL MAKE IT HARDER TO RESIGN ADAM DUNN
If I were Nationals’ General Manager Mike Rizzo, I’d be driving over to Adam Dunn’s house right now, contract in one hand and pen in the other.And I’d be practicing my groveling.
Former Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay has agreed to a four year, $66 million contract. That’s $16.5 million per season for the 30 year old.
Dunn, a year younger at 29, is in the last year of a two-year contract that pays him $20 million, or $10 million per season.
Is Jason B
ay worth $6.5 million more per year than Adam Dunn? In 922 career games, Bay has hit 185 home runs and driven in 610 runs. In 1,290 games, Dunn has hit 316 homers and driven in 777.
But take a look at how they compare over their last two seasons:
Batting Average
Bay: .277
Dunn: .252
Doubles
Bay: 32
Dunn: 30
Triples
Bay: 4
Dunn: 0
Homers
Bay: 34
Dunn: 39
Bay: 32
Dunn: 30
Triples
Bay: 4
Dunn: 0
Homers
Bay: 34
Dunn: 39
RBI
Bay: 110
Dunn: 106
On base percent
Bay: .378
Dunn: .392
Slugging percent
Bay: .529
Dunn: .527
OPS
Bay: .907
Dunn: .913
Home run per at-bat:
Bay: One every 21.1 at-bats
Dunn: One every 13.9 at-bats
RBI per at-bat
Bay: One every 6.3 at-bats
Dunn: One every 5.6 at-bats
Bay has the better batting average but Dunn has the superior on-base percentage. Dunn hits more homers but Bay drives in a few more runs.
Bay: 110
Dunn: 106
On base percent
Bay: .378
Dunn: .392
Slugging percent
Bay: .529
Dunn: .527
OPS
Bay: .907
Dunn: .913
Home run per at-bat:
Bay: One every 21.1 at-bats
Dunn: One every 13.9 at-bats
RBI per at-bat
Bay: One every 6.3 at-bats
Dunn: One every 5.6 at-bats
Bay has the better batting average but Dunn has the superior on-base percentage. Dunn hits more homers but Bay drives in a few more runs.
And defensively, both players are just plain terrible.
Over the course of a season, Bay allows 10 more runs to score than the average left fielder, the same as Dunn. Dunn’s range factor is 1.90 while Bay’s is 1.91 (the league average is 1.97).
Like I said, just plain terrible, both of them.
Bay is a year older than Dunn, has less power, gets on base less often, hits a few more singles, and drives in a few more runs but needs more at-bats to do it. And both can’t field worth a darn.
And he’s worth $6.5 million more per year?
I find this almost funny to say out loud, but the New York Mets had to overpay to get a badly needed bat.
But to be fair, the Nationals underpaid Adam Dunn two seasons ago. If he were to re-enter the free agent market next fall, he’d likely get $13-14 million per year. So now is the right time to work out a long-term extension to keep Dunn in Washington for another three or four years, say for about $12.5 million per year.
But Rizzo had better do it quickly, or Dunn just might say, “You know, I think I’ll wait until the season is over before talking about a new contract.” If that happens, he’ll never return to Washington.
Are you on the interstate yet, Mike?
Over the course of a season, Bay allows 10 more runs to score than the average left fielder, the same as Dunn. Dunn’s range factor is 1.90 while Bay’s is 1.91 (the league average is 1.97).
Like I said, just plain terrible, both of them.
Bay is a year older than Dunn, has less power, gets on base less often, hits a few more singles, and drives in a few more runs but needs more at-bats to do it. And both can’t field worth a darn.
And he’s worth $6.5 million more per year?
I find this almost funny to say out loud, but the New York Mets had to overpay to get a badly needed bat.
But to be fair, the Nationals underpaid Adam Dunn two seasons ago. If he were to re-enter the free agent market next fall, he’d likely get $13-14 million per year. So now is the right time to work out a long-term extension to keep Dunn in Washington for another three or four years, say for about $12.5 million per year.
But Rizzo had better do it quickly, or Dunn just might say, “You know, I think I’ll wait until the season is over before talking about a new contract.” If that happens, he’ll never return to Washington.
Are you on the interstate yet, Mike?
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