5. Strasburg in San Diego: Heading into his first major league start in his hometown of San Diego, California on May 16, 2013, Washington Nationals' right-hander Stephen Strasburg was going through a rough stretch. After winning his first outing that season, with seven scoreless innings at home against the Miami Marlins, Strasburg went (0-5) over the next seven starts, with the Nats 1-6 over that stretch.
While it wasn't all necessarily on the no.1 pick of the 2009 Draft, his 3.61 ERA in 42 u2153 IP in those outings wasn't indicative of what he was capable of doing on the mound.