A New Capitol Punisher

The Nats in need of a pure power hitter signed one of the best getting Adam Dunn for 2 years and about 20 mil. Last season the Nats only hit 117 HRs in what looks like a very good hitters park. With a dreadful pitching staff scoring runs will be critically important if they will have any success whats so ever. Whats a bit complicated is exactly where does Adam Dunn fit in? Popular opinion has the big guy playing everyday at 1st base. Even thought they have the always injured Nick Johnson and Dmitri Young already there it seems Dunn will get the job. I read Jim Bowdin is trying to move Nick Johnson but the interest has been lukeworm at best. Oakland has showed some interest. The Nats outfield is about as crowded and chaotic as The Magic Kingdom on a busy July day. So lets meet the contestants. First we have the talented and very unstable duo of Lastings Milledge and Elijah Dukes. Then we have Josh Willingham who the Nats got very cheaply from Florida. Then we have the duo of talented but underachieving OFs Austin Kearns and Willy Mo Pena. And finally we have Willie Harris. While having depth is a good thing especially if Dukes and or Milledge goes off the deep end this group is a mess. Somehow I can't see Kearns or Pena being happy on the bench. Maybe they can deal Pena for a Starting Pitcher. Getting back to Dunn there is no mystery what the Nats are getting. Dunn hits 40+ homers every year. He also averaged 109 walks a season for the past 3 years. His on base average for the past three years is an outstanding 379. The downside is Dunn has averaged 176 Srikeouts a season. Also Dunn will probably be a below average 1st basemen. Dunn will probably turn into a poor mans Frank Howard. A huge slugger who plays on lousy teams from Washington. If he stays interested for 162 games in that ballpark he could hit 50 HRs.