When we look back to what was going on in April and even May of this season, the two biggest “mistakes” on the roster looked like Randal Grichuk and Kendrys Morales. The latter hit just .160/.259/.240 in April, and Grichuk was somehow even worse at .106/.208/.227 in the season’s opening month.
Morales had been signed to a three year deal before the 2017 season, but Grichuk was new to the team after they traded for him from the St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason. The return was useful reliever Dominic Leone and a strong prospect in Connor Greene, but it looked well worth the gamble until the regular season started.