6 Dumbest 2019 Players' Weekend Nicknames

Players' Weekend is fast approaching, and we've now been blessed with all of the selected nicknames for players around the league.

But for all of the amazing monikers that'll grace the back of this year's batch of jerseys, there's a handful that are uninspired, disappointing and just plain dumb. These six nicknames in particular stand out as the worst of the worst.

6. Jacob deGrom: "deGrom"

Seriously? That's it? The best name the 2018 NL Cy Young award winner could come up with was his own last name? There are so many different paths he could have taken, the most obvious being something like "deGrominator" to boost sales, but he left us with literally nothing. It's like he didn't even try.

5. Brett Gardner: "Gardner"

Here we have yet another player who decided to roll with their regular last name rather than give the fans some fun. Gardner's choice is particularly egregious, simply because the Bronx faithful know him by names like "Gardy" or "Gardy Party." Unfortunately, it seems that he's content to keep things as they are this year.

4. Michael Chavis: "Chief"

Boston's slugging rookie infielder earned the nickname "Ice Horse" in the first few weeks of his 2019 campaign, but unfortunately for him and the fans, he was required to submit his nickname back in spring training. He's tweeted that he's trying to get it changed, but as of right now, this is one of the most disappointing nicknames out there.

3. Hector Rondon: "Rondy"

What is it with this league's strange obsession with making lazy nicknames like this one? It feels like far too many players just shorten their last names a bit and then slap a "y" on the end of it. It's far too generic and leaves plenty of room for improvement.

2. Corey Seager: "Seags"

Both Corey Seager and his brother Kyle missed a prime opportunity to coordinate and have some fun with each other's names, as they did last year. At least Corey tried a bit rather than rolling with the family name like his brother, but the uninspired outcome is frankly more disappointing than if he had just left it alone.

1. DJ LeMahieu: "Big Fundy"

It's a massive shame that LeMahieu won't be rolling with "The Machine," as the fans have dubbed him this year. He's been as steady as a metronome at the plate for the Yankees. While he does have solid fundamentals, it's upsetting that he won't be rolling with the moniker he's earned in 2019.