MLB: Ten Worst Position Players in Baseball
By Gavin Lee
2. Logan Morrison
2016: 68 PA, .094/.147/.125, -30 wRC+, -1.0 fWAR
Logan Morrison has been a disappointment since his debut. Since being rated as the 18th best prospect in baseball pre-2009, he’s been given 2423 plate appearances. What he’s done with those opportunities is put up 0.7 fWAR, by hitting right at league average and being a below average defender. Seen as a guy who could survive on just his stick, he’s steadily declined since his rookie year, save for a stretch in 2014.
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Last year, he was given a chance to be an everyday player in Seattle, and he rewarded them with -0.2 WAR over 511 PA. His defense was exceptionally poor, and he struggled mightily against left handed pitching, hitting just .190 off southpaws. At the end of the year, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays and given another chance to play, this time for over $4 million dollars.
All he’s done so far this year is be the worst hitter in baseball, striking out in 36% of his plate appearances and contributing -1.0 WAR. His defense has taken another step back, and he hasn’t even been able to hit right handed pitching. If the Rays keep sending him out there, he’ll surely improve on the -30 wRC+ he’s put up, but the LoMo experiment should end soon. He’s one of the worst players in baseball, and has been his whole career.
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