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Dunn at cleanup

Adam Dunn should bat fourth every day.

1b Hatteberg  
2b Phillips  
rf Griffey    
lf Dunn      
3b EdE        
cf Hobbs      
ss Gonzo      
c  Ross    
P          

Switch Hobbs to leadoff when Conine is in.

With protection from EdE and Hobbs/Conine, Dunn will have to be pitched to and not around. Plus with his OBP he should give the next couple guys a shot at driving him in. Narron manipulates the lineup way too friggin' much. The guys above can hit the baseball no matter if its a rightie or a lefty on the mound, how else did they get to the majors and stick. Christo! Look at their stats. I really like Dunn even though he's at best an average left fielder. Give the guy the challenge to be the 'hammer', I believe he can do it. He still has a nice upside, hell even if this is a good as he gets he should be in the 4th. hole every day. A lot of cleanup hitters have (historically) struck out a fair amount. Bench did, George Foster did, McCovey, F. Robinson etc. Striking out comes with the territory of being a big hammer kind of guy, so get over the Ks and let him hit cleanup.