When you’re the cleanup hitter in the lineup of a contending team, .245 with eight homers and 26 RBI just won’t cut it. It has been an ugly start to the season for many of the New York Mets, with Delgado at the forefront of the mess. The entire team seems to lack focus and passion at this point, and the most important person to change that has to be Delgado.
He is aging, and is now far from his All-Star years when he made the AL team twice and put together 10 straight 30-homer seasons. However, all the Mets need is a little consistency. And they need it soon, or the season may be quickly lost.
Runner Up: Richie Sexson, Mariners
2B: Robinson Cano, Yankees
It has not been a pleasant year in the Big Apple when it comes to baseball. Robbie Cano, the future at second base for the Yanks, the man with 97 RBI last season and a .342 average in ’06, has taken a nose dive. His average is finally steadily above .200, but the consistency is lacking and the power is also absent.
Cano was meant to play a big part in the ever-evolving Broadway play that is the Yankees. Sadly, he forgot his lines.
Runner Up: Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians
SS: Khalil Greene, Padres
Nobody has ever mistaken Greene for Tony Gwynn, though some have mistaken him for Spicoli from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Greene has never been an average hitter, but he has some pop from the shortstop position.
Everything has gone wrong for him this year. He is hitting below .200, has only five homers, and is striking out a ton. His play in the field is what is keeping him in the lineup—he has committed just three errors this year. The Padres aren’t very good, and one reason is Greene, who was supposed to take the next step in becoming a complete player. Hasn’t happened. Dude.
Runner up: Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
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