[DamianGerard]

My vote goes to Lewis Brinson. Has failed to hit above .200 in any of his 3 MLB seasons. Career OPS+ of 49(!). Hit for decent power last year (11 HR in 109 games), but has zero homers this year (39 games). Doesn't steal bases either, and strikes out quite a lot. He's hit well in the minors this year, but was drafted all the way back in 2012 out of high school, so he's looking pretty disappointing so far.reverse phone lookupnba reddit


Who else is close to being considered a bust?

[kerryandbeth]

Nick Gordon of the Twins. He showed up in 5 straight years of prospect cards and has not spent a single day in the majors regular season. Very disappointing that I own a 1 of 1 auto and it will never be worth anything.

[DrMitchJ]

Nick Gordon of the Twins. He showed up in 5 straight years of prospect cards and has not spent a single day in the majors regular season. Very disappointing that I own a 1 of 1 auto and it will never be worth anything.

Maybe Nick Gordon would be interested in that card ... or his Mom?

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My vote goes to Lewis Brinson. Has failed to hit above .200 in any of his 3 MLB seasons. Career OPS+ of 49(!). Hit for decent power last year (11 HR in 109 games), but has zero homers this year (39 games). Doesn't steal bases either, and strikes out quite a lot. He's hit well in the minors this year, but was drafted all the way back in 2012 out of high school, so he's looking pretty disappointing so far.

Who else is close to being considered a bust?

That is a recipe for failure in 'The Bigs' for certain.
There's a bunch of potentials in the minors that never pan out in the majors.
Even some past ROY guys go bust after their inaugural season.
I have a signed 2012 ROY Trout / Hellickson card ... luckily for me, 50% of that card is overly making up for the other.
So here are my Yankees list of potentials that couldn't make it
I'm giving up on Greg Bird ... probably the one Yankee that had 100% potential and hype with a 20% health potential. Perpetually on the IR for foot/ankle stuff, but it opened the door for them picking up Voit and DJ LeMaheiu (sp?) so, he served the greater good
Tyler Austin, recently traded to San Fran and eventually demoted. He came on touted as a great player, had little glimmers of greatness then never sustained it.

There are many more failures than successes in baseball so the list is endless.... but that's baseball!

[zeprock]

I'll put Rusney Castillo on that list. The Red Sox signed him to a $72.5 million contract back in 2014 out of Cuba. Haven't seen him in the Majors since 2015 and he's still under contract through next year.

[jack pfiester]

Kyle Lewis from the Mariners. Of course, the Mariners have dominated this list over the past 20 years!

[flamethrower]

I'll put Rusney Castillo on that list. The Red Sox signed him to a $72.5 million contract back in 2014 out of Cuba. Haven't seen him in the Majors since 2015 and he's still under contract through next year.

Holy crap!

[jbissell]

Nick Gordon is a disappointing one for sure.

I would also go with Jorge Mateo.

[DrMitchJ]

I'll put Rusney Castillo on that list. The Red Sox signed him to a $72.5 million contract back in 2014 out of Cuba. Haven't seen him in the Majors since 2015 and he's still under contract through next year.

I totally forgot about him! WOW!

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Maybe Nick Gordon would be interested in that card ... or his Mom?

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That is a recipe for failure in 'The Bigs' for certain.
There's a bunch of potentials in the minors that never pan out in the majors.
Even some past ROY guys go bust after their inaugural season.
I have a signed 2012 ROY Trout / Hellickson card ... luckily for me, 50% of that card is overly making up for the other.
So here are my Yankees list of potentials that couldn't make it
I'm giving up on Greg Bird ... probably the one Yankee that had 100% potential and hype with a 20% health potential. Perpetually on the IR for foot/ankle stuff, but it opened the door for them picking up Voit and DJ LeMaheiu (sp?) so, he served the greater good
Tyler Austin, recently traded to San Fran and eventually demoted. He came on touted as a great player, had little glimmers of greatness then never sustained it.

There are many more failures than successes in baseball so the list is endless.... but that's baseball!

I guess I didn't totally follow the topic parameters ... Tyler Austin, not at all.
but Greg Bird for sure is in that zone of a top prospect, but if he doesn't prove himself this year or next, he's a bust!
Justus Sheffield might be in that discussion. Top pitching prospect for Cleveland, caught up in a trade with the Yanks. Pitched a few non-impressive innings, demoted and traded. Not sure where he is now, but I feel that if he was a top notch prospect, he'd be pitching regularly by now. I'd give him one more year before deeming him a 'bust'

[jack pfiester]

My vote goes to Lewis Brinson. Has failed to hit above .200 in any of his 3 MLB seasons. Career OPS+ of 49(!). Hit for decent power last year (11 HR in 109 games), but has zero homers this year (39 games). Doesn't steal bases either, and strikes out quite a lot. He's hit well in the minors this year, but was drafted all the way back in 2012 out of high school, so he's looking pretty disappointing so far.

Who else is close to being considered a bust?

Considering Brinson was the centerpiece of the Yelich trade, I second that!

[DrMitchJ]

Considering Brinson was the centerpiece of the Yelich trade, I second that!

Yeah, Go Marlins!!