Tom Verducci's disappointments

Tom Verducci's out with his All-Disappointment team in MLB so far, and he's very spotty. Some hit, some miss.

C: Jason Kendall, Oakland. Dishonorable mention: Victor Martinez.

I've got no major complaint here. Neither one of these guys has been terrible, but neither has hit the way they were expected to, either.

1B: Kevin Millar, Boston. Dishonorable mention: Jim Thome.

I've made it quite clear where I stand on Kevin Millar. I'm certainly not going to defend him here.

2B: Bret Boone, Seattle. Dishonorable mention: Kaz Matsui, Mark Bellhorn, Orlando Hudson.

I don't see how Bellhorn warrants mention here. Are his numbers down from last year? Yes. Has he been a major disappointment? I don't see it. A minor disappointment at best, particularly when we're talking about less than half a season.

SS: Cristian Guzman, Washington. Dishonorable mention: Jack Wilson, Rafael Furcal, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria.

Again, no complaint here.

3B: Mike Lowell, Florida. Lowell gets the nod over an equally bad Aaron Boone, who comes with a note from his doctor. (He missed last season due to knee surgery.) Lowell's slump is mystifyingly long and deep. A legit 25-homer guy, he has hit only three and driven in 29 runs.
Dishonorable mention: Boone, Sean Burroughs, Adrian Beltre.

Fine.

OF: Tony Womack, New York Yankees.

If you want to talk about who's been bad, you need to talk about Womack. If you want to talk about disappointments, you need to talk about people from whom production can reasonably be expected. Womack's never been a good hitter. He's never been a good outfielder. That fact that he's a bad hitter and bad outfielder now shouldn't be considered a "disappointment" to anyone who had any kind of realistic expectations.

OF: Juan Pierre, Florida.

No argument. He's been dreadful, and should be much better.

OF: Aubrey Huff, Tampa Bay. Dishonorable mention: Steve Finley, Corey Patterson, Casey Blake, Carlos Beltran.

I'm sure the Angels are disappointed in what they're getting from Steve Finley, but they really shouldn't be surprised. The name that I'm surprised not to see here is Sammy Sosa. I'm not surprised with Sosa's performance, but he's been bad, and I thought most people expected him to be much better.

P: Eric Milton, Reds. Dishonorable mention: Carl Pavano, David Wells, Oliver Perez, Zack Greinke.

David Wells has no business being on this list. None. Wells has been, for the most part, very good and very consistent. His ERA looks dreadful because of two starts, one in which he was injured in the 3rd and stayed in, and another in which he came back and apparently wasn't quite ready. In those two games, he gave up 13 ER in only 5 innings. Remove those two, and the Red Sox have gotten everything they could reasonably expect from the hefty lefty, and more than they're paying for.

David Wells

	GS	IP	H	R	ER	IP/G	ERA	WHIP	W	L
"Healthy"	11	72.33	75	30	30	6.58	3.73	1.15	6	2
"Injured"	2	5	17	13	13	2.5	23.4	3.6	0	2
Total	13	77.33	92	43	43	5.95	5	1.31	6	4

I'm sure that the Yankees and Pirates are disappointed in Carl Pavano and Oliver Perez, respectively. I think that the Red Sox are very satisfied with David Wells. I know that this Red Sox fan is...