We all expected these five players to be lighting up the league, but to this point, none of them are living up to expectations.
5. 1B/DH Prince Fielder - Texas Rangers
Troy Taormina, USA Today SportsStats So Far: .173 batting average, 2 HRs, and 13 RBI. Fielder got off to a red-hot start last season, but he's ice cold thus far. He's still driving in runs at a decent clip, but he hasn't put the bat on the ball much. The Rangers better hope his power and average numbers come up soon.
4. 1B Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks
Getty ImagesStats So Far: .216 batting average, 3 HRs, and 10 RBI. Goldschmidt was expected to once again be in the MVP discussion this year, but he hasn't done much of anything this year. The team's loss of A.J. Pollock has certainly seemed to hurt him, but he should be expected to bounce back sooner rather than later.
3. 1B Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs
Joe Camporeale, USA Today SportsStats So Far: .163 batting average, 3 HRs, and 11 RBI. Rizzo is one of the keys to the Cubs' success this season, but he hasn't been very good so far. In fact, most of the Cubs' hitters have been cold early on. That has to be scary for the rest of the league, because they still have the best record in baseball.
2. 1B Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds
Getty ImagesStats So Far: .182 batting average, 1 HR, 7 RBI. Votto has been really bad this year without help in the lineup. He's not going to get much more help all season, so he's going to have to figure something out. He's started trying to choke up on his bat more, but that hasn't worked to this point.
1. SS Troy Tulowitzki - Toronto Blue Jays
Getty ImagesStats So Far: .148 batting average, 2 HRs, and 8 RBI. Tulowitzki hit a home run in his first game, but he's done almost nothing since then. Toronto has plenty of heavy hitters to pick up the slack, so Tulo's struggles have gone relatively unnoticed, but they will need him to rebound from a cold start.
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