Really, the thing most memorable about that article is the first time I've ever seen a sportswriter use the word "excoriated."

Reds Get:
Matt Morris to join Rotation
Jonathan Sanchez to join Rotation
Steve Kline to join Bullpen
Ryan Klesko to join Outfield
Fred Lewis to join Outfield
Daniel Ortmeier to join Outfield
Choice of 2 non 40 Man Roster Prospects 20 year old or older  

Resulting Giants 25 Man Roster:

LineUp:
Randy Winn CF
Ray Durham 2B
Adam Dunn 1B
Barry Bonds LF
Ken Griffey RF
Bengie Molina C
Pedro Feliz 3B
Omar Vizquel SS

Bench:
Dave Roberts OF
Mark Sweeney OF
Rich Aurilia IF
Kevin Frandsen IF
Eliezer Alfonzo C

Rotation:
Barry Zito
Matt Cain
Noah Lowry
Tim Lincecum
Russ Ortiz (Travis Blackley if Russ injured)

Bullpen:
Troy Percival (sign as Free Agent)
Brad Hennessey
Kevin Correia
Vinnie Chulk
Randy Messenger
Patrick Misch
Jack Taschner

Adam Dunn has an option that voids if he is traded before 2008, so if you trade for him, he is a rental for the rest of the season.  After two years of being a 6.5 WARP players, he had a 3.7 WARP season last year, and is on pace for a 3.9 WARP season this year.  Granted, that probably goes up a bit if he moves to 1B, because he is bad and getting worse in the OF.  To re-sign him, it will probably take at least $15m/year and probably more.

Adam Dunn is, by all accounts, lazy, unwilling to work on defense, and not particularly devoted to conditioning.  But would he help the team?  Absolutely.  There are some good reasons to think about Dunn, though.  Depending on what it would take to get him, you would end up with a big bat in the middle of the order, which this team desperately needs.  You also end up with a Type A FA at the end of the year, so if you don't sign him, you get compensation picks.  He also only makes $10.5m this year, 1/3 of which has been paid, so he is a relatively cheap boost if you acquire him this year.  If you do re-sign him, he can stick at 1B and learn the position, and he is one of relatively few guys in the league with the great power to beat the RF wall.

It all depends on how much you have to give up.  The Reds aren't a contender and probably don't want Morris.  They would want Sanchez, but I think a lot of people are overrating Sanchez's trade value.  Maybe Lowry and Sanchez and some other minor-leaguers could get it done, but I am really not sure how much the Reds want to get rid of him.

BTW:  Giantsrainman didn't start out too well, but he is trying to be a part of this community and has been decidedly less douche-y.  Maybe people could give him a chance before jumping all over his posts?  And Giantsrainman - you would do well simply to post your thoughts and argue your points without saying "ANTI-SABEAN BIAS ANTI-SABEAN BIAS" every time someone disagrees with you - remember, that isn't a compelling answer to criticisms of your proposals.

Dunn    
07       255  353   530   in Cinci
06       234  365   490
career   246  378   514

Maybe you trade Klesko for Dunn.  But why would you trade away good pitching to get another Klesko to replace Klesko?  Don't we have enough 1bmen?
  As Teddy points out, there is somewhere around a 2 game improvement from Dunn, over the course of an entire season, and (if I recall correctly) using Dunn's bandbox numbers in comparison with Klesko's Petco numbers.  Don't we lose the one or two wins Dunn gives us by having to replace a pitcher?