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Kansas City Royals: Most disappointing players in first half of 2019

By Leigh Oleszczak

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 07: Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman (40) hands the ball to manager Ned Yost (3) as he leaves the game in the eighth inning during the game between the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals on July 7, 2019, at Nationals Park, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 07: Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Jake Diekman (40) hands the ball to manager Ned Yost (3) as he leaves the game in the eighth inning during the game between the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals on July 7, 2019, at Nationals Park, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Billy Hamilton #6 of the Kansas City Royals (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Billy Hamilton #6 of the Kansas City Royals (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

We’re at the halfway mark of the 2019 season. Which members of the Kansas City Royals have been the most disappointing so far?

It has been a lackluster season for the Kansas City Royals and several players have underperformed. While some aren’t as shocking as others, they’re still disappointing and have put a damper on a potential jump on the rebuild.

So, who have been the most disappointing Royals through the first half of the season? This list will only cover players who fans expected something out of after either having a good year in 2018 or potentially being trade bait. Let’s take a look.

MOST DISAPPOINTING ROYALS

NUMBER 5 – BILLY HAMILTON

Okay, let’s start by saying this: No one expected Billy Hamilton to light pitchers up or anything like that. The hope with Hamilton was that he’d be a DECENT hitter and a legitimate threat to swipe bags late in the game.

Well, Hamilton has been decent in the stolen base category, swiping 16 bags so far this year. Unfortunately, he’s not really a threat at the plate, slashing just .217/.284/.271 with zero home runs and only nine RBI in 240 at bats. Yeah, it’s been bleak for Billy.

The worst part of all of this is that with Hamilton’s underwhelming numbers, it’s doubtful a team is going to want to trade for him. Sure, he could be a nice pinch runner during a playoff run, but wouldn’t teams rather have Terrance Gore? He doesn’t get much playing time, but at least the guy has shown some pop at the plate this year.

No one anticipated Billy Hamilton being a star by any means, but fans were hopeful he’d at least do enough to be flipped for a prospect at the deadline. That’s looking less and less likely as the days pass and his batting average drops even more.

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