You may recall that I wrote about Brendan Donovan in the offseason because, to me, he was one of the most run and interesting players on the roster. I hate saying “was” because he still is on the roster but he’s not showing the same skill set that made him so interesting, and so successful, last season.
He hasn’t been bad at the plate as his 100 wRC+ is exactly average, but he hasn’t been nearly as good as many of us St. Louis Cardinals fans probably expected. So, with that in mind, I want to take a look at what’s changed for Donovan and see if we should adjust our expectations for him.