For the Washington Nationals, the first full season of Trea Turner did not go as planned.
A wrist injury shelved the shortstop for nearly half the season. Adjustments recovering, and feeling the pressure early on, limited his abilities. From a raw statistical view, you could almost say 2017 was disappointing.
Turner struggled early on behind Adam Eaton in the lineup and after Eaton’s torn ACL. By the time Turner hit for the cycle in Denver against the Colorado Rockies, the hitter we fell in love with in 2016 returned.
No question Turner did not meet the lofty expectations we, and himself, carried into the season.