Yesterday we went through and identified position by position the best players or "All-Pros" thus far through the 2016 season. Today, we go through and look at the exact opposite, the worst of the worst. I cut it off at 110 PA for the season which roughly comes out to playing 2/3 of the time this season. Here we go:
Catcher: Juan Cardenas, IND. 135 AB, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .200/.234/.296, -5.8 VORP. After having a resurgence as a 30 year old after 2 sub-par seasons, Cardenas has fallen off considerably. His average is down near 100 points from last season, he is on pace for less than half the doubles and his OBP and SLG are 100+ points off last season. The good news is he only makes 900K and for whatever reason he has shown some power, 3 HR this season already. His career high is 6.
1st Base: Lorenzo Rodriguez, IND. 128 AB, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .148/.231/.188, -14.4 VORP. Statistically Lo-Rod has been the worst hitter in the BSA this season. 4 straight seasons of 22 HR or more might be in jeopardy. His putrid SLG% of .188 is nearly 300 points below his career average. Being only 30 you have to assume it's just a rough start, but he has been downright terrible.
2nd Base: Carlos Carrillo, ORL. 144 AB, 0 HR, 11 RBI, .146/.205/.215, -14.1 VORP. This 20 year old rookie hit only .228 in AA ball last year and struck out in 27% of his AB's and has never seen AAA pitching, but apparently that earned him a promotion as he has started all 41 games for Orlando thus far. I have a feeling he will see some AAA time this year. On the bright side, he has exception speed (on pace for 24 SB) and plays excellent defense.
Shortstop: Mike Frost, SCS. 118 AB, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .212/.299/.280, -2.4 VORP. 36 year old veteran who has played the role of utility player for the majority of his career has started 36 of of the Sheens 42 games thus far this season. The surprising thing about his numbers is they really aren't off his career averages all that much, which is saying something. Generally a solid defender, he has seemed to have lost a bit ranking near the top in errors and the bottom in fielding percentage.
Third Base: Mike Wilson, ELP. 137 AB, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .212/.238/.336, -3.9 VORP. 3B was actually a position with no real outliers. Wilson feels like a utility player who is getting starts right now. 6:1 K:BB ratio hurts, plays average defense but is on pace for 32 doubles.
Left Field: Sean Gardner, CHI. 154 AB, 4 HR, 15 RBI, .195/.290/.305, -6.6 VORP. What has happened to Gardner? 2 years ago he looked like a star breaking out. He missed 3 months last year, but before that we saw a drop in power numbers. This year his bat has been almost non-existent. On pace for 216 K's and only 15 HR. Batting average below .200 makes you cringe, especially from a guy making 4.5M this year.
Center Field: Augusto Vega, KCY. 144 AB, 2 HR, 18 RBI, .201/.264/.257, -6.5 VORP. Hard to say anything good about Vega this year. Will turn 32 later this year, is an upcoming FA, makes $7.32M and is hitting 60 points below career average and almost 200 points of slugging below average. On pace to K more than 50 times more than his career high. Also on pace for only 8 HR, which would be a career low.
Right Field: Todd James, POC. 109 AB, 2 HR, 14 RBI, .202/.282/.321, -3.4 VORP. Back to back years of 32 and 22 HR in STL before coming to Pocatello. Not a guy known for a high average or OBP, but when his biggest tool, power, isn't working, he is a play less than desired. He is only 26 and has a favorable contract. If past results have any indication, he will turn it around, but for now......he's bad.
Designated Hitter: Naomi Kitamura, MAU. 113 AB, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .177/.238/.265, -6.8 VORP. 19 year old rookie who hit .276/.382/.276 in AA last year. Has a lot of power potential, but hasn't shown it outside of A ball. Hit .276 in 29 AB in AAA before being called up. Ton of potential, doesn't seem to be ready.
Starting Pitcher: Fernando Alvarado, NYK. 10 GS, 0-7, 9.55 ERA, 2.42 WHIP 25/24 BB/K. 26 years old, has a career record of 7-34, ouch. Never succeeding beyond AA might have hurt his growth. Has only gone 6 innings once this year, has never given up less hits than innings in any start this season.
Starting Pitcher: Christian Livingston, JAX. 8 GS, 1-5, 9.34 ERA, 1.88 WHIP, 17/16 BB/K. Head scratcher. 27 years old, in his 3rd year in the BSA. Had ERA's of 4.84 and 4.74 in first 2 years, has double that this year. On pace to give up 20 HR, had given up 18 in his career up to this year. Very high BABIP, should turn it around, but an ERA of almost 10 doesn't help anyone.
Starting Pitcher: Roberto Moreno, IND. 7 GS, 10 G, 1-4, 8.61 ERA. Caution signs should have went up when he posted an ERA of 8.07 out of Baffin's bullpen last season. Has been pulled out of IND's starting rotation, in his 7 starts his ERA was actually worse being over 9. 31 years old, small contract, will he make it through the season without being cut?
Starting Pitcher: Bill "Headhunter" Maddox, NFF. 9 GS, 0-6, 8.27 ERA, 1.91 WHIP. 11 starts for New Orleans last year, 2.36 ERA. 9 starts for Niagara this year, 8.27 ERA. What happened? In 31 less innings pitched he has given up just 1 less hit this season, 3 more HR and one less walk. Add to the fact that he is making +4M this season...he has to turn it around......right?
Reliever: Diego Castillo, ELP. 11.2 IP, 14.66 ERA, 3.17 WHIP. He has never been a good pitcher, but this year has been terrible. 3:1 BB/K ratio and is allowing more than 3 runners per inning and has a BABIP of .426. Bad pitching mixed with bad luck lead to horrendous results.
Closer: Rodrigo Ramon, BAF. 9.1 IP, 0-3, 15.43 ERA, 9 BB. What
happened to Razor thus far? He was demoted to right the ship but before
that he was terrible. He has given up half the hits he did last season
13% of the innings. He has been very good for the past 2 seasons, but
his start has to cause concern.
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