This season was supposed to be the coming out party for Milwaukee Brewers’ second baseman, Scooter Gennett. Longtime keystone incumbent Rickie Weeks had finally left town via free agency, opening up an everyday opportunity for the 25 year old lefty. After all, Gennett was one of the lone bright spots to come from what’s been a poor Brewers’ farm system over the last few seasons, so why not give the kid the job (despite obvious platoon splits)?
As Milwaukee got off to their worst start in franchise history, however, Scooter played a major role in the free fall due to his non-existent production.