The Tampa Bay Rays made Beckham the top pick the MLB amateur draft a decade ago. His bat never made the impact it was supposed to in pro ball, though, and injuries and a suspension further hampered his development. After four uninspiring seasons in Tampa, he was finally sent away, traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 2017. Beckham then promptly hit .306/.348/.523 in 50 games, mashing 10 home runs.
“There’s definitely a chance he continues to produce at an above-average level,” wrote FanGraphs after Beckham’s post-trade theatrics. “He could also find himself slapped to Norfolk (Baltimore’s Triple-A club) by the regression monster.