Dunn Would add the consistent bat that the Rays need

WEEI.com – According to a tweet from Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Rays are “in [the] mix” for Nationals slugger Adam Dunn. Heyman tweets that Dunn would be a “big boost for [an] already great team.”

Yea, it would be a huge boost, one I would rather not have to deal with as we sit 4.5 games behind them. I am OK with the Rays as currently constituted. As is, I think the Red Sox will have plenty of time to catch up and ultimately pass them in the wild card standings. But if they start doing crazy things like trading prospects, adding salary, and adding players than we may have a problem.

In the end, I think the odds of a deal getting done are slim. As I just said, the Rays are cheap and notoriously difficult to trade with. They just aren’t really a team that is willing to sacrifice good prospects for a two month rental. But the thought of it is enough to make you a little queasy, isn’t it? Especially at a time when it looks like the Sox are going to stand pat and enter August with their current team. Hopefully this tweet was nothing more than media hoopla, otherwise it could be a long two months.