While the Cubs, Cardinals and Astros have dominated the NL Central, Ben Sheets and Adam Dunn have been trying to carry their undermanned clubs. The Case for Dunn Dunn has become one of the game?s most consistent power hitters in the MLB. He has averaged 42 home runs over the past three seasons. He already has 198 home runs and so he very easily could reach the 600 HR plateau. His career batting average is .245, but his career OBP is .380, which is an amazing difference. He is consistently amongst the league leaders in walks and wears down pitchers by working deep into counts. Dunn is an excellent example of why batting average is no longer the end all in determining offensive production. The Case against Dunn He has led the NL in strikeouts over the past three seasons (195, 168, 194). As mentioned in the case for Dunn, he also walks at a very high rate, which offsets the strikeouts somewhat. Dunn is a respectable athlete for a player of his size, but he is an average base runner and a well below average left fielder. Finally, Dunn plays in a very friendly hitter?s ballpark, where his career OPS is .935, compared to .852 on the road. The Case for Sheets Sheets is one of the best young starting pitchers in the game, consistently amongst the league leaders in WHIP. He has an excellent mental makeup and phenomenal control of his pitches (mid-90s fastball, sharp curve and a solid change). Sheets has the fourth best strikeout to walk ratio in MLB history (4.1), behind Tommy Bond, Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez. The Case against Sheets Sheets? durability has declined sharply over the past two years after three consecutive seasons of 34 starts. He started 22 games in 2995 and just 17 last season. He has struggled with back and shoulder problems, but he now appears healthy and will front an underrated rotation, also featuring Chris Capuano, Jeff Suppan, Dave Bush and Claudio Vargas.