The All-Star break is finally upon us, meaning the first-half of the MLB’s regular season has come to a close. Some players have been huge surprises (ie: Max Muncy) while others have been big-time disappointments. Here, we’ll lay out nine baseball players who have fallen short of expectations and hurt their respective teams. Not surprisingly, there’s more than one player from the Orioles and the Mets.

(All stats reflect games prior to July 15th)

9 Disappointments From MLB’s First Half

Alex Cobb

Cobb put together a solid 2017 season and earned himself a four-year, $57 million contract with the Orioles. Through the first half of this year, he’s earned just two wins in 17 starts.

2017: 3.66 ERA, 1.22 WHIP

2018: 6.41 ERA, 1.58 WHIP

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Wei-Yin Chen

Chen has always been a reliable left-handed pitcher and although he gets a semi-pass because he’s coming off a partial UCL tear in 2017, he’s gotten shelled regularly in 2018. He’s on pace for his first season with an ERA over 5.00.

2012-17: 3.90 ERA, 1.25 WHIP

2018: 5.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP

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Michael Conforto

An All-Star in 2017, Conforto has made it clear that he cannot follow a good season with another good season. This is the second time where he’s fallen apart after putting together a solid campaign.

2017: .279 BA, .939 OPS

2018: .218 BA, .715 OPS

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Chris Davis

Umm…Davis is on pace for one of the worst seasons in MLB history. He probably needs a change of sceneary but his contract will make that very difficult.

2012-17: .244 BA, .840 OPS

2018: .156 BA, .506 OPS

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Alcides Escobar

An All-Star just a few seasons ago, Escobar is on pace for his first season hitting under .200.

2012-17: .263 BA, .643 OPS

2018: .199 BA, .522 OPS

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Lucas Giolito

Once upon a time, Giolito was one of the hottest young pitching prospects in baseball. This year, he’s taken a bunch of steps backward. He has the worst ERA among qualified pitchers this year.

2017: 2.38 ERA, 0.95 WHIP

2018: 6.59 ERA, 1.56 WHIP

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Logan Morrison

LoGo is at least partly responsible why the Minnesota Twins have gone from a 2017 playoff team to a squad seven games under .500. Last year, he was tied for No.8 in home runs with 38. This year, unfortunately, he’s on pace for less than 20.

2017: .246 BA, .846 OPS

2018: .193 BA, .654 OPS

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Jose Reyes

Unfortunately, Reyes could be out of Major League Baseball soon.

2017: .246 BA, .728 OPS

2018: .172 BA, .481 OPS

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Jonathan Schoop

Schoop missed some time early in the season but since he came back he hasn’t been the same. Last year, he made his first All-Star appearance and this year, he wasn’t even considered.

2017: .293 BA, .841 OPS

2018: .228 BA, .654 OPS

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