Sadly, the Chicago Cubs’ Mike Olt may be the poster child for prospects that don’t meet expectation. And it’s not necessarily all his fault. Injuries slowed him early on after vision issues affected him following being hit in the head. Last season he looked like the prospect the Rangers thought would be a key piece, winning the Cubs third base job in spring, only to fail to do anything but homer or strike out once he had the job, leading to a demotion late in the season.
Now, the combination of getting hit on the wrist by a pitch causing a hairline fracture to keep him out three weeks or more, and the call up of Kris Bryant and Addison Russell?