The San Francisco Giants handed Brandon Crawford the starting shortstop job midway through the 2011 season and he has been a staple at the position ever since.
While he peaked in 2015 with a 113 OPS+ and 21 home runs in a 5.4 WAR season, he was still a solid contributor as recently as 2018. That season, he posted a 100 OPS+ with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 2.5 WAR while earning a spot on the NL All-Star team.
The 2019 season was a different story entirely.
The 32-year-old remained the team’s primary shortstop, but his numbers were down across the board, and the team also used Donovan Solano (19 games), Mauricio Dubon (9 games), Yangervis Solarte (4 games) and Abiatal Avelino (1 game) at the position.