He can hit, I can tell you that. And if the White Sox paid him $68 million for 6 years, then I assume that they think he’ll be ready to take over at 1B next year, with Konerko playing part-time.
I love Paulie but I don’t see any way he can be back now unless they can somehow move Dunn. You can’t have 3 1B/DH types on the roster, you just can’t, am I wrong? That would leave only 2 guys on the rest of the bench besides the backup catcher. Paulie is a leader in the clubhouse but is he worth it at this point? He’s coming off his worst season, has he had it? A while ago everyone though Big Papi was done, he was not.
Losing Dunn would leave them short on lefthanded hitting but I’m sure sure would if they could. I’d rather keep Paulie, but can they move Dunn without paying all his salary? They seem unwilling to do that. Dunn, horrible, then a nice bounce back, then horrible again. Eesh.