Williams Does Not Regret Signing Dunn
CHICAGO (CBS) While Adam Dunn continues to struggle as the calendar creeps toward July, it's only natural to start questioning the signing of the slugger in the off-season.
Dunn is batting a putrid .173 and his OBP of just .624 has left a giant hole in the White Sox's lineup.
Still, in an exclusive interview with the Chicago Tribune's Dave van Dyck, General Manager Ken Williams said he does not regret signing Dunn and still expects him to recover from what has been the worst stretch in what is otherwise an incredibly consistent career.
"If you look at his timeline since he's been in the big leagues, it's a pretty damn good body of work," Williams told the newspaper. "What he's going through now, when it is said and done, will be a little blip on that line.
"I told him I do not regret the decision (to give Dunn a $56 million contract) in any way, shape or form. I believe we needed him, I believed it when we got him and I still believe he will play the major part we thought he was going to. It just hasn't turned out to this point.
"His problem is he cares so much and he wants to make an impression on the people of Chicago. As soon as he gets back to being Adam Dunn and puts it out of his mind, he's going to be the player we all thought he was. Ability doesn't just go overnight. I would make the same move tomorrow again."
Williams also said he respects manager Ozzie Guillen's lack of desire to promote Dayan Viciedo from Triple-A and hinted that he won't make a major addition to the team at the trade deadline.
