Imagine how insane the fan base would be if it was Bichette struggling instead of Bohm. (Tucker and Bregman aren't doing great, but also not terrible.)
Bichette, 28, isnât the only nine-figure, free-agent hitter performing below expectations. The Los Angeles Dodgersâ Kyle Tucker and Chicago Cubsâ Alex Bregman also have struggled. The Baltimore Oriolesâ Pete Alonso, while better in May, remains below his career norms. The Philadelphia Philliesâ Kyle Schwarber and Yankeesâ Cody Bellinger, on the other hand, are pretty much playing the way they usually do.
What do they have in common? They didnât change teams.
One executive says teams that sign big-money free agents should anticipate paying a âtaxâ in the early months of the deal, not financially, but in the playerâs statistics.
