Most dissapointing player of 2005

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Most dissapointing player of 2005:

Russ Ortiz, had a 6.89 ERA, he stunk...and got cash.
Good as a Brave, sucked as a D'Back.

[hudsonharden]

Raffy.










He's gotta be the worst.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Raffy.










He's gotta be the worst.

I don't think he was dissapointing, besides the roids, he had a good season.
I still don't like him, he should be in prison!

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Jose Lima ewwww

[laxplayer81217]

Carlos Beltran. People say he sucked last year, he just did not play to his best level, therefore he was a dissapointment, he did not suck, he actually did quite well.

[Brannu]

Carlos Beltran. People say he sucked last year, he just did not play to his best level, therefore he was a dissapointment, he did not suck, he actually did quite well.

I agree. I think there was a lot of hype surrounding him this past year. The big contract, the big post-season with The Astros - I think everyone was expecting that he would have a ginormous year. But, he didn't. That's disappointing. However, the team stayed close in the hunt for october until the last couple of weeks. But, even still, he didn't live up to expectation.

[Astro]

Most dissapointing player of 2005:

Russ Ortiz, had a 6.89 ERA, he stunk...and got cash.
Good as a Brave, sucked as a D'Back.

Russ Ortiz' periphral stats all pointed to he'd have a bad year... again this is a great example of why the WIN column is vastly overrated... you cant walk a boat load of people while giving up around a hit an inning and expect to do well

The most disappointing player of 2005 would have to be Curt Schilling, with Pedro gone he was expected to be an ace after his 2004 post-season performance... he was hurt to start the season, struggled mightily the entire season starting, was ineffective as a closer and really should have been used on mop-up strictly...

[racosun]

I'm guessing that there will be plenty of votes for Beltran. He was the first person who popped into my head before I entered this thread.

I agree that he didn't have a terrible year, but when you make that much money then yes, he was a major disappointment. I'm expecting a big bounce-back from him now that he's a little more comfortable in his surroundings and he's got a better lineup around him. Plus, Mike Cameron won't be in RF to bump heads with him anymore.

Since I'm a true-blue homer, I'll also offer Pudge Rodriguez. Yeah, he's aging and a decline is expected, but that was a major drop-off for him. Some say it was because of the divorce, or the sloppy team play, or the lost weight. I'm in the middle of that, and say that it was a combo of age and the rest of those things. I do expect Pudge to put up better offensive numbers this year, but I'm not expecting a Beltran-calibur bounce-back. Pudge just doesn't have the tools anymore, but he's still a fine defensive backstop and a decent bat. Is he going to be worth the $20+ million he'll receive over the next two years? No, but he's still a top-notch player in a weak position.

[DoubleX]

Adrian Beltre probably deserves at least a mention.

[Evangelion]

Mike Lowell also deserve a mention. The only thing that remotely made his season a little better than the other failures of last season was he won the Gold Glove at 3B for NL.

[Let Shoeless In]

Adrian Beltre probably deserves at least a mention.

I disagree, one good year does not a good player make.
I would have to say, Lowell, Beltran and Magglio

[Solair Wright]

I'm going to say...Jason Marquis. He lost 8 consecutive decisions, and that was due to him not listening to the pitching coach's (Dave Duncan) advice. He would have at least won 15 games if he listened to him. (I don't know why he over relies on his fastball when it reels in home runs with batters) You can't win them all, but blowing off games with over-relying Marquis' special pitch is unexcusable. If he pulls that stint again this year, he can see himself in a new city. In other words, traded.

Runner up goes to José Lima. What happened to him? He went from winning 10+ games to losing 10+ games, and an ERA a tick below 7.00, which is what I call Lima Timed.

[Astro]

Adrian Beltre probably deserves at least a mention.

For people who buy into 1 career years with little or no reason to believe they will repeat it might list Beltre... anyone who looks at more than 1 season would see otherwise

[VTSoxFan]

Don't forget Edgar Renteria. He was brought to Boston to replace the dazzling glove of Orlando Cabrera with a promise of more offense than OC could offer. Instead he hit WELL below .300 and seemed to shrivel defensively, tentative and lost in the field, making 30 errors, the most in the majors. He almost looked afraid to make the plays. His performance earned him a quick one-way ticket out of town, despite having 3 years left on his contract. Of course now the Sox have no shortstop to speak of...
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The others are well-deserving of thier Most Disappointing status. Lowell, Pudge, Magglio, Schilling... don't forget how Pavano and Jaret Wright fell off the map, too.

[Mattingly]

Kevin Brown. He stunk badly in 2004 also.