It Looks Like Dunn's Not Coming to SF

Henry Schulman is reporting on Twitter and his blog that he beloved the Los Angeles Dodgers were the team who were going to be awarded the waiver claim to Adam Dunn. The Giants just had too good of a record with too many teams below them wanting to make sure that he didn't get past them to have a realistic shot.

My speculation on who got the waiver claim, and you can call this an educated guess based on some things I heard around the league: It was the Dodgers.

I wouldn't worry too much it is most likely a last ditch blocking move of a team looking up at the guys with playoff chances. Plus I showed that unless there was a drastic drop in price (not likely) Dunn wasn't much more then a marginal improvement for this season.

It was a long shot to begin with and actually getting a deal done was even longer of a shot.

If he was claimed and is not traded with the team that made the waiver claim that is it for him getting traded until the offseason as players can only go through waivers one time after August 1st.

Is Adam Dunn a Good Fit for the Giants?

Adam Dunn's name has come up in trade rumors over and over both before the trade deadline and now that he has reportedly been placed on waivers by the Nationals.

The chances that the Giants are able to acquire him are slim at best but is he really a good fit for the team?

Some say that he would almost assuredly lead the team to a parade down Market Street, that he is the missing piece in the lineup. After looking at the numbers I have to say that unless Dunn has a crazy hot last two months of the season any trade that includes one of our pitchers is a push and doesn't help the chances.

Let's do our best to break down what kind of an effect he would have on the team.