The 5 biggest disappointments of the MLB season so far

There have been a few things that have surprised the baseball world in a good way but, frankly, there may be more disappointments in the MLB season thus far.

There haven’t been a ton of players that have disappointed on a huge level but there have been a few. Primarily, it has been teams that have not played well, or played up to expectations through the first week of 2022 season.

So here are the five biggest disappointments of the 2022 MLB season thus far.

Kansas City Royals third baseman Bobby Witt, Jr.

Kansas City Royals’ third baseman Bobby Witt, Jr. may be the top prospect in baseball right now but if the first week of the season is any indication, he may need to be back down in Triple-A.

Through his first week in the majors, Witt is 2-for-20 with two doubles and six strikeouts. He, at least, has been putting the ball in play a fair amount but the strikeouts do have to cut down and he has to hit better than that.

The Milwaukee Brewers

Christian Yelich had a decent start to the season but he went 0-for-4 on Wednesday, bringing his average down to .263 and his OPS down to .791. Now, outside of Rowdy Tellez and Willy Adames, the Milwaukee Brewers don’t have anyone that has been even above average at the plate.

That’s why they are 23rd in batting average (.212), 16th in on-base percentage (.303), 23rd in slugging percentage (.337), and 25th in runs (18). That’s an average of three runs per game.

They also haven’t pitched well. They have a 4.24 ERA, which is 21st in baseball.

They faced the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles, who went 71-91 and 52-110 in 2021. A team that should be in the playoffs has to hit better than that, especially against the awful Orioles.