ESPN bafflingly calls Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. a disappointment this season

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The Kansas City Royals are one of the biggest disappointments as a team this season in Major League Baseball. They're sitting at the bottom of the standings in the AL with an 11-17 record, barely ahead of the 11-18 Houston Astros.

But, overall, it's undeniable that the season has been a major disappointment. However, not all the players on the roster have been disappointing.

And yet, ESPN's David Schoenfield named Bobby Witt Jr. among the biggest disappointments at the shortstop position this season, despite getting off to a solid start this season.

Bobby Witt Jr. called a disappointment by ESPN analyst

"Disappointment: Take your pick. It has been a strange year for star shortstops," Schoenfield writes. "... Bobby Witt Jr. has been hitting fr average and getting on base, but just hit his first home run of the season Sunday."

Witt hasn't been playing at an MVP level as he has before, as his .790 OPS compared to the .852 OPS last year and .977 OPS the year before are a lot better than his offensive production this season.

But, Witt still has been one of the better players in the sport, and has a 1.6 bWAR through the first 28 games of the season.

Even though his power is lagging, with just one home run on the season, he's still hitting for average, playing great defense, and has posted nine stolen bases on the year.

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