Daniel Descalso, signed to a two-year contract (with a third-year option) by the Cubs before the 2019 season, did not have a good year. To be frank, it was a really, really bad year. Just two other position-player Cubs have had an OPS as low as Descalso’s (.521) with as many PA over the last 25 years: John Baker (.504 in 2014) and Tyler Colvin (.509 in 2011) — and at least Baker had some defensive value and a memorable pitching appearance.
Descalso’s -1.1 bWAR last year was the worst for a Cubs position player since Baker (and Junior Lake) were at -1.