Regrettably, Chris “Big Red” Shelton could not maintain an 1.186 OPS throughout 2006 despite his scorching first month for those Tigers. No, David Ortiz was not actually at the dawn of a decline at age-34 in 2009 with a dismal start.

The 38th overall pick in the 2022 draft had a brutal pair of stints in the majors last season, posting a .521 OPS in 55 games played. It was a much different story after Beck was called up again in mid-April, going 8-for-19 with five home runs in his first six games back.