In 2016 Andrew McCutchen has struggled like never before. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ super star has had the worst season of his career and his struggles have come out of seemingly nowhere. Entering the 2016 season, there were no indications that McCutchen would struggle so much.
Through the first seven seasons of his Major League career Andrew McCutchen had established himself as one of the absolute best players in all of Major League Baseball. Entering the 2016 season McCutchen owned a liftetime .298 batting average, .388 on-base percentage, .382 wOBA, 144 wRC+, and a 40.2 WAR. McCutchen’s 40.2 WAR since he debuted on June 4th, 2009, was good for second best in all of baseball behind Miguel Cabrera.