Back in 2018, Ryan O’Hearn looked to be a part of a bright Kansas City Royals future. The former 2014 8th-round draft pick out of Sam Houston State appeared in 44 games during his rookie campaign but he made it count, slashing .262/.353/.597 for a .950 OPS that was 54 percent about league average. In under 150 at-bats, he collected 10 doubles, two triples, a dozen home runs and scored 23 times while driving in another 30 runs.
Collectively, he was worth 0.8 bWAR.
His future appeared bright.
With one series left in 2022, it no longer looks that way.