I have long respected Adam Dunn as a premier slugger in the league. He is quite the unique player in terms of his statistical abilities. Some clubs love him because he walks 100 times a year and jacks 40 bombs. Some clubs dislike him because he has trouble hitting over .250 and because he'll most likely catch air instead of ball over 150 times in the season.

Despite these downsides to Adam Dunn, I like him as a ballplayer, and as I said previously, respect him as a premier slugger. As a matter of fact, I would take a lineup full of career .246 hitting Adam Dunn's any day of the week, and would see you in the World Series. However, there's just one matter about him I frankly don't understand.

I have never understood why Adam Dunn is such a big-time bomber, but about as accomplished as a run producer as Juan Pierre. OK, it might not be that bad. But have you ever seen such a small disparity between the amount of homeruns a player hits and the few runs he drives in?

Witness the numbers: in his rookie season in 2001, Dunn smashed 19 long bombs in only 66 games. His RBI total you ask? Only 43. Let's continue:

2001: HR - 19, RBI - 43
2002: HR - 26, RBI - 71
2003: HR - 27, RBI - 57
2004: HR 46, RBI - 102
2005: HR - 40, RBI - 101
So far in 2006: HR- 28 RBI - 60
Career: HR - 181, RBI - 417.

That ratio of RBI to HR is nearly 2:1. It seems incredibly low for a HR hitter to me. If you have any ideas why, please place it in the comments section, because I can't believe it.