Dodgers, the most disappointing team in 2022
Whether it was because their reinforcements or free agents did not work out to their full potential, injuries came, they were mismanaged or any other reason, there are clubs that disappointed with respect to the expectations that were held at the beginning of the season that just under two months ago crowned the Houston Astros, who certainly lived up to the predictions, as one of the favorites.
The following are the five most disappointing teams in the Major Leagues in 2022, although for some it’s already chronic….
5.- DETROIT TIGERS
The Tigers got stronger than ever in recent years in pitching, hitting and defense. But the only positive news was that Miguel Cabrera reached 507 home runs in his major league career.
Detroit had finished 2021 with a 77-85 record and third in the American League Central Division in its first year under manager A.J. Hinch, before signing starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and reliever Andrew Chafin.
That’s not counting all-stars Javier Baez and Austin Meadows, who arrived to bolster the defense and offense, plus catcher Tucker Barnhardt.
But in the end the result was worse in 2022 than the previous year; 66 wins, 96 losses and fourth in their division. Out of the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.
4.- LOS ANGELES ANGELS
Maybe the Angels never cease to surprise, especially when they have a roster that on paper looks powerful and should compete with anyone, plus one of the most expensive payrolls in the Major Leagues.
But there’s always something new with the team that last went to the postseason in 2014, even though they arrived in 2022 with two of the best players in all of baseball, pitcher Shohei Ohtani and outfielder Mike Trout.
Still, the Angels finished 24th among 30 teams in batting average; 25th in runs produced. It’s going to be tough to win games this way, even if the pitching is decent; ninth in effectiveness in the majors.
The Angels (73-89) were once again one of the 10 highest payrolls in the majors, topping $169 million, and it was barely enough to finish fourth in the American League West Division.
3.- CHICAGO WHITE SOX
White Sox fans may already be getting used to being one of the disappointments of the Major Leagues, where every season they appear with a roster that seems ready to conquer the American League Central Division and make the playoffs.
But with two of their best pitchers having a nightmare of a season, Lance Lynn and Lucas Giolito, a down year from their perennial MVP candidate Abreu, and slumping play from their Cuban compatriots Yasmani Grandal and Yoan Moncada, they finished with a .500 record (81-81) outside of an extended postseason.
But most of all, the White Sox saw the seemingly definitive decline of the managerial career of Tony La Russa, whose decisions in several respects were highly questionable and inadequate.
