Think back to March 29, 2018, Opening Day.
Let’s say I had told you on that day that as we hit the All-Star break:
- Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant would both spend time on the DL, Rizzo would be struggling with his worst year since 2013 and Bryant would have just two home runs after May 14.
- Yu Darvish would make only eight starts, just three of them could be characterized as anywhere near “good,” and he was on the DL with elbow trouble and no timetable for his return.