Tom Verducci of SI.com shares the scoop …
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics are among teams interested in acquiring Chicago White Sox slugger Adam Dunn before the Monday deadline for postseason eligibility, two sources told SI.com. A potential trade may be Dunn’s final chance to experience postseason baseball.
ESPN’s Buster Olney adds the Dodgers to the mix.
Dunn has a no-trade clause, but he’s appeared in more career regular-season games without reaching the playoffs than any active major league player and the belief is that he would accept a deal to a contending team. The veteran slugger will turn 35 years old this winter and is in the final year of a four-year, $56 million contract with the White Sox. He has strongly hinted that he might retire once that deal is done.
Dunn is batting .220/.340/.433 with 20 home runs and 54 RBI in 106 games this season for Chicago.
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UPDATE, 10:03 a.m. ET: A deal might be coming together quickly …
Source: #Athletics front-runner for Dunn – and he will waive no-trade clause to accept deal.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 31, 2014
To be clear: Deal between #Athletics, #WhiteSox not done. Per source, A’s lead pursuit.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 31, 2014
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UPDATE, 10:05 a.m. ET: Olney now says the Giants are out. It sounds like Dunn is headed to Oakland.
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UPDATE, 11:49 a.m. ET: Dunn has been traded to the A’s for minor league reliever Nolan Sanburn.