5 Most Overrated Sluggers in the MLB

The MLB is full of tremendous sluggers that can power their teams to regular and postseason success on the back of some moonshot home runs and some clutch hitting. These five...do not number among that elite few. Based on their statistical performance over the last few years, portraying any of these five players as feared power hitters isn't especially accurate.

5. Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves

Ozuna was a fine signing for the Braves, as he adds some thunder in the middle of the order that helps minimize the loss of Josh Donaldson. However, the Braves need to be realistic about who they signed. Ozuna is a .241 hitter with a propensity to swing at just about anything, and he put up a lower OPS than Brian Anderson last season. He'll hit some home runs and play serviceable defense, but he's far from a complete hitter.

4. Rougned Odor, Texas Rangers

Odor has 30 home runs in three of the last four seasons, which makes him a darling of the launch angle cult, but every other aspect of Odor as a baseball player is far below average. With horrid plate discipline, bat control, and skill with his glove, Odor not the type of player that the Rangers should continue hitching their wagon to. Odor hit .205 last season, and his 2020 average will likely be something similar.

3. Khris Davis, Oakland Athletics

When the thing people remember the most about you as a baseball player is the fact that you keep hitting .247 every single season, that's probably not a great sign. "Khrush" and his AL-best home run power has largely evaporated after he struggled to get much loft in the ball. With poor defense, poor contact, and declining power, Davis is starting to become more of a liability for the Athletics in certain situations.

2. Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers

In a juiced ball season where even the likes of Brett Gardner managed to crank out 28 home runs, Corey Seager's power was less abundant, as he managed just 19 home runs, a .272 average, and a 113 OPS+, all of which were lower than his last full season in 2017. Following the injury that robbed him of most of the 2018 campaign, it's fair to ask if Seager will ever showcase the power and consistency that he showed during his first two years in the game. If not, he might get tagged with the dreaded "what could have been?" label.

1. Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox

Red Sox ownership is trying to convince you that the outfield in 2020 will not be a complete wreck after the Mookie Betts trade due to the presence of Andrew Benintendi, who has been seeing time in Betts' old right field spot. The guy they are trying to sell you on is a 1.7 WAR corner outfielder who hit .266 last season and has never topped 20 home runs once in his three year career despite playing in hitter-friendly Fenway Park. He might have been on a championship-winning team, but Benintendi is lightyears away from Betts as a hitter.