In the grand scheme of things, one week in April doesn’t mean a whole lot over the course of a 162-game MLB season.
However, for a handful of players around the league off to slow starts, one week must feel like an eternity when the scoreboard shows a sub-.200 batting average or a double-digit ERA.
With that in mind, what follows is a look at Week 2’s biggest duds of the 2016 MLB season, with one player chosen to represent each position along with a starting pitcher and a closer.
To qualify as a dud, a player needed to significantly struggle relative to his expectations over the past week.
There is still plenty of time for the following players to get on track, but the early returns have not been good.