who would you say was the worst baseball player of 2007?

Question

including baseball skills,sportsmanship,ect

Answer 1

I would say Nick Punto of the twins 150 games .210 average 1 hr .291 oba and an ops of .562 . Ouch

Answer 2

Nick Punto is an excellent answer. He has the worst combined on-base plus slugging percentage among all hitters with at least 300 at-bats last year. Only Josh Barfield was close.

If you lower the bar to those players with at least 200 at-bats... Adam Kennedy is close, but Punto is still worse.

Among the most part time of players, with at least 150 at-bats, Jason LaRue had a worse OPS.

David Ross and Richie Sexson had terrible batting averages among players with at least 300 at-bats. They hit .203 and .205 while our Nick Punto hit .210

I would go with Punto, who hit .290 in 2006 and then down to .210 in 2007 while playing 150 games for the Twins.

How bad is their minor league system right now if they could not find someone better to take his place on the infield down on the farm?

Answer 3

I agree with the guy who said Anthony Reyes was the worst. 2-14 is just awful, even if the team around you isn't so great either. With first class coaches and great fans, the only thing Reyes had to take care of in St. Louis was himself, and he obviously couldn't. Nobody denies his potential, but gosh, talk about a guy forced into service. No other team in baseball (minus the Rays, Royals, and Nationals) would've let him start more than 6, maybe 7 games.

Answer 4

Eric Gagne

In his first 15 appearances with the Red Sox, Gagné allowed 14 earned runs in 14 innings (a 9.00 ERA) with three blown saves and an opponent batting average of over .350. Gagné's continuing failures led some commentators both inside and outside Boston to refer to his appearances as "Gag Jobs".

Gagné seemed to improve down the stretch and was eventually added to the playoff roster, but was only used in games in which the Red Sox were winning by a wide margin, including his only World Series appearance in which he pitched a perfect ninth inning in a 13-1 Game 1 victory.

The only exception to this was Gagné's appearance in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. Brought into a tie game in the top of the 11th inning, Gagné took the loss after allowing two runs in one-third of an inning.

Answer 5

Mark Prior

Answer 6

Daniel Cabrera-Pitcher-Baltimore Orioles
His year:
18 losses, 5.55 ERA, 108 walks, 133 earned runs, 207 hits, 15 hit batters

Answer 7

Juan Uribe

Answer 8

Wil Nieves

On May 10th he had his first hit since 2002, and then blew it by trying to stretch it into a double.

.164 BA w/ .190 OBP

Answer 9

All of the players listed on the Mitchell report.

Answer 10

You really can't say who the worst player was, because every time a player with no "big name" goes into a slump, they get sent down to Triple/Double-A. The question should be what was the worst play of the year. There were several.