http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=&sid=t247&t=p_pbp&pid=542941
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=&sid=t247&t=p_pbp&pid=519421
I don't see how we get from a .290 average and .860 OPS to "will hit for same average as Dunn with no HRs".
It could happen, but the numbers at AA suggest those guys have some pop and make considerably more contact than Dunn.
Again, the 2013 team is a loss.
Why unnecessarily stunt prospects' development for the sake of dumping an underperforming player? Let the kids develop, and don't let the mess that's going on up here affect what's right for the kids.
Side note - Dunn's AAA stats (55 games in 2001): .329 BA, .441 OBP, .676 SLG. 51 K in 254 PA.
Dunn's AA stats (39 games in 2001): .343 BA, .449 OBP, .664 SLG, 31K in 168 PA.
His combined AA / AAA stats in '01 (94 games in 2001): .334 BA, .444 OBP, .671 SLG, 82 K in 422 PA.
So we went from a .334 BA and 1.116 OPS to "will hit for the same average as Dunn" with homers.... so I can see how you can get from a .290 average and .860 OPS to "will hit for same average as Dunn with no HRs." Probably unlikely, but why risk it?
Let the 2013 team rot. If you can dump guys to shed salary, replace them with AAAA fodder. Let the prospects' development dictate when they come up to the big leagues if it's a lost season... not the needs of a trainwreck of a team.