Wasn’t really terrible? Yeah his ERA was always like 4.00 to 4.80 every year, but he was still decent. That 2016 though probably deserves to be on this list. I remember on live TV when it was announced he won the Cy Young he so in shock he said he didn’t think he had any shot at winning it
1997 Mtw yea not terrible by any means but as a tigers fan he was far from good. His typical performance was subpar for a majors starter posting near 5 eras, he stayed around Detroit’s rotation so long due to him being young with potential, but he never saw any growth until a random cy young season. He went from like a 5th rotation starter to cy young, that’s pretty damn deserving of this video
Aaron Sanchez was a 2 year wonder. He was a really good setup man in 2015 after he was initially injured plus he held the era title in 2016. He was instrumental in both Blue Jays play off runs
I remember watching that dude in Triple A when he was on the Portland Beavers (a team that hasn’t existed in 10 years), and I’m honestly surprised he’s had even a slight amount of longevity in the league. Good for him tho
@@DawsonWright Padres don't do things the right way. We have a joke around town: if a guy hits over .270 or has an era under 3.50, he's gone by midseason or next. And it's always table scraps or "prospects".
I made him a starter on my SNES Mlb presents Ken Griffey Jr’s baseball game and played a full season. I hit so many home runs that the count went back to 0. His stats were pretty nice on there but they didn’t match the real life performance.
i remember a news story on baseball cards and some dude was patting himself on the back for buying like 1000 Kevin Maas upper deck rookie cards for 10 cents each when “now” they’re worth, like $10 each. I hope he sold them the next day...
Lol... so in 1990 my family moved from San Francisco our passed Sacramento. One of the guys from the moving company saw me swinging the bat in the yard. He later came up to me and gave me tips. He was a minor league player. One of his best friends.... Kevin Maas... lmao I’ll never forget that.
As man, Kevin Maas. I remember. The Dave Magadan of the Yankees that never became.....I would have loved wearing his shirt.....conversation starter......
For one year wonders, I want to mention Morgan Ensberg from the 2005 Houston Astros. Came in at 4th for the MVP voting that year then just disappeared after that.
Daniel Bard is now on the major league roster for the Rockies. He hasn’t pitched in the majors in seven years. MLB.com had a great write up about his story yesterday.
I remember seeing the "Bird" pitch in 76'. It was amazing! The Tiger's Attendance more than doubled whenever Fidrych took the mound. We went to the opening of a Meijer's where the Bird was signing autographs, thousands of Fans attended. Then in the Early nineties at another store Opening, he was signing again. This time, the number of fans numbered between one and two-hundred. Again, I stood in line, this time with my children. Then this fella asked me if these were all my children. I turned around and came face to face with my boyhood idol, Mark Fidrych. We chatted for about five minutes . . . it was sad that no one else in the vicinity recognized him. The crowd consisted of fans who only recognized his name. The best part about being a twelve-year-old boy, was Mark Fidrych.
Joe Biagini for the Jays. 3.06 ERA in his rookie season only gave up 3 HRs in 67.2 innings, 8.2K/9, 1.30 WHIP... his first season was absolutely stellar and then they tried to convert him to a part time starter and his ERA ballooned up to 5.34 in 2017 and 6.00 in 2018. In 2019 he started to turn it around a bit 3.78 ERA but was traded at the deadline in the package with Aaron Sanchez to the Astros and he got lit up like a Christmas tree - 7.36 ERA, K/9 all the way down to 6.1, BB/9 all the way up to 5.5. Just so unfortunate for him. He’s a super nice guy so here’s hoping he gets back on track.
As a rangers fan I’m still pissed about the way we handled Feliz and Ogando. Matt Harrison also frustrates me was solid and had potential to be great then injuries ruined his career
@@iamhungey12345 Feliz was a starter for almost all his minor league career. Moving him to starter did not ruin him . Kenny Rogers and Cj Wilson, Darren Oliver and others made that transition.
As a giants fan I'd say our former "top prospect" Christian arroyo. He was hyped up a bit BUT the day After his debut was another debut for a prospect..... That man was Cody Bellinger smh
Yeah and cause you a top prospect in one teams system dont make you a top guy for different team.. the giants were burning players trading for vets to help win rings at the same time LAD were drafting and developing core star players. If you look at what the Giants have done in farm system over the last 3 years Arroyo wouldn't even be a top 15 prospect for them now
Very surprised Morgan Ensberg didn't make the list. Had an unremarkable first few seasons, but came out of nowhere in 2005 to hit 36 homeruns with 101 rbi's, an all-star selection and a silver slugger award. Didn't have another good season and less than 3 years later he was completely out of baseball.
As a White Sox fans, I worried more about Morgan Ensberg getting to are pitching than any other player in the '05 series. A bold statement considering there was 2 eventual Hall of Famers in that Line Up
I loved Mark fidrych , he was truly a kid out there having fun... it’s ashame he got hurt. I appreciate you throwing him in here... idk why but his magical 1976 was 10 years before I was even alive, but I’ve been obsessed with any videos I can find of the dude... Really wish I coulda met him. Seemed like one of the real ones.
I met him when I was 10 years old at Angel Stadium. The Angels tried hard, but just never “had it”. ( back then) Anyway, he was a joy to watch! He was awesome before the game when I took my little sisters autograph book down and signed it, and I told him it was for my sister, pointed up to where we were all sitting. He looked up, stepped back one pace, took his cap off and bowed! Incredible dude!
Rotator cuff injuries were career enders for the most part at that time. I am not sure that he belongs on this list as it was a major injury that altered his trajectory
My dad taught him in middle school. He was just a sweet, kooky kid, apparently. He used to come by the local tennis courts while my dad and I played tennis and chat. Very nice guy who you’d never guess had pitched in the majors (I mean that in a good way).
Another note on Fidrych. The doctors couldnt tell the rotator cuff was torn due to a deficiency in technology at the time. But they thought her was making it up and the tigers forced him to play through it damaging it worse before ending his career young. He also unfortunetly died young. He drop a semi truck and while working on the engine alone one night the chain gave out and crushed him.
you could add Chris Johnson to the list. After be traded to the Braves, he hit .321 in 2013 and finished second in the NL batting race. He never came close to that success again and was out of Atlanta shortly thereafter.
You know what though? This guy was internationally known, he was doing what he wanted to do, and when he was retired where he wanted to be on his Massachusetts farm. He was happy. Got to hand it to him I think he would have had no other way . RIP Big Bird.
Us Jays have had a lot of out of nowhere’s: Luke Maile at the start of 2018, Goins with his insane Bases Loaded stats in 2017, Smoak’s breakout year in 2017, and Osuna.
You missed one of the most well known, obvious one year wonders - Joe Charboneau, who was the AL Rookie of The Year in 1980 with something like 23 home runs and 87vRBIs and never played a full season again.
Aguilar was a top prospect in cleveland for years but was blocked by Santana and Edwin. He mashed in AAA, and I blamed them for not giving him a shot sooner, despite having a terrible BB/K ratio and below avg glove/speed. He finally got his shot in MIL against fresh pitching and shined for a few months before the league caught up to him. Sometimes Cleveland's farm system can really sniff out the diamonds in the rough and, at the same time, knows when to pass them off at the right time
I remember the Daisuke hype and being so interested to watch one of his first games on TV versus the Mariners (I just checked it was his second start overall). He was okay, 7 IP 3 R. The problem was his opponent threw a 1 hitter. That was Felix Hernandez
His fastball went from like 99 when pitchers could hardly throw that fast to not even mid 90's with Baltimore. And he was playing good at Coors. He's still probably the best pitcher in Rockies history.
TheKandyCinema did he have injuries that killed his velocity? It’s so weird. I had him on fantasy baseball that year. He’s probably the main reason I did so well that year haha
The bird had arm problems!! He had a great rookie season then next year it all fell apart with his arm!! If he could have gotten his arm fixed who knows what he could have done!!
As a lifelong Mariners fan I look back at that opening cut and should feel pain, but I am laughing like crazy. First off, screw you. Second off, god damnit we suck lol
I just found your channel dude, and it is one of the best baseball related-channels I've come across. As someone who has become almost fantastical about the sport since I got properly into it 18 months ago(first got interested in 2013, but I struggled following it since I didn't have a clue about half of the statistics and numbers. ). You go into great detail, instead of presuming the audience doesn't understand the complexities of the sport. The editing is also fantastic. This channel will blow up soon and be like Fuzzy. Keep the awesome content coming bro.
Matt Harvey!! Started in baseball with a record for a rookie in something for the mets.. he complained about the coach wanting to take him out in the 9th in a post season game in 2015 game 5..2-0.. he gave up the tying run and they ended up losing.. he is in AA with the A’s I think!?
He's in the minors (AAA I think) with the Orioles now. For some reason they gave him another 1 year deal after he was one of the worst starters in the entire major leagues in 2021 with them. He hasn't had an ERA below 5.00 for like 4 or 5 seasons. I don't see why anyone is still giving him chances.
When the Rays signed Upton to a long term deal instead of maddon I almost lost it. Worse thing about Upton, laziness. Would jog after balls and to first
My dad was a baseball coach growing up so he spent extra time with me learning how to hit stuff on the inner half and outer half and how to drive it to different parts of the field. It made me better as far as being able to do more but just like Aguilar I started to struggle with stuff right over the middle of the plate. I became so ready to make an adjustment that it would surprise me when one would come right down the middle my mind would go blank sometimes so I get that
BJ Upton was always a late season hitter. Once August or September hit, his hitting turned on. He just was never a consistent hitter throughout the entire year. I would NOT say he was a one-year wonder though. Like you said, he had some solid years.
BJ was not a 1 year wonder. His last year in Tampa, he got his career high in homers. He signed a massive contract with Atlanta and fell into a black hole so deep that the Braves had to rebuild the entire team to recover.
I will say this- feliz had come up in the rangers org as a starting pitcher and only pitched out of the bullpen because Ron Washington wanted a reliable closer. It was pretty much expected that once the rangers got Joe Nathan, feliz would become a starter. Just unfortunate that it didn't work out
You can't say Andruw Jones had only one good year. As you mention, he was a steady player for several seasons, and the occasional spectacular play in the outfield made him an entertaining player to watch. Remember Chris Johnson in 2013? He was a throw-in in the trade for the Upton brothers, and he finished second in BA that season. He didn't do much after that. From the perspective of a Braves fan, he'd be my pick for One Year Wondet.
Andruw Jones hit like 425+ HR in his career and won like 9 gold gloves in center field. Yeah he had the one year where he led the NL in homers but it's not like it came out of nowhere, dude was one of the top players in the game for years. Dude should be in the HoF.
Tough to think of as a longtime Orioles fan, but Jeff Ballard could be listed also. He went 18-8 in 1989 and finished 6th in Cy Young voting with the Birds as they almost caught the Jays for the AL East, then 13-25 afterwards. Some would say manager Frank Robinson overused him and Bob Milacki down the stretch, which may well be true, but would definitely qualify him.
Nick Esasky - After playing for Cincinnati for six years, he was trade to Boston. In his one one year in Boston, 1989, he hit 30 HR and posted a 133 OPS+. He was a free agent the following year and signed with Atlanta. He developed vertigo, played in just nine games with the Braves and that was it.
When Pete Rose was player/manager of the Reds, he often benched Esasky so he can get enough at bats to break Ty Cobb's all time hit record. That really hurt his development since that went on for years.
Brady Anderson's 1996 season definitely deserves to be on lists like this. While a decent hitter throughout his career, he was never known for being much of a power hitter. Until 1996, when he hit 50 HRs. He only eclipsed 20 HRs two other times, with his second highest total being 24.
Brady Anderson had several good years that had nothing to do with hitting homers, though he did have 2 other seasons with >20 homers. He had 7 different seasons with 20 steals, going over 30 3 times.
Jack Cust A's. Put up a .912 OPS as a 28 year old rookie. But teams figured out, he was a three true outcomes hitter, so pitchers just nibbled on the plate to try to strike him out. If he walked, oh well, because he clogged up the basepaths.
He still had an epic somersault dive over Yadi and helped my Cubs win a championship. Your statement is true though. He was never very noteworthy after his rookie season, but was a reliable utility player.
You mentioned Chase Headley, but I can think of another random dude to play 3rd for the Padres in the 2000s who had an even shorter career, Kevin Kouzmanoff
You need to seriously look at some players who were one-hit-wonders from many years ago (good call with the Fidrych mention). Jim Hickman (1970), Steve Stone (1980), Bill Swift (1993), Ed Morgan (1930), Wes Parker (1970), Walt Dropo (1950), Randy Velarde (1999), Rich Aurilia (2001), Mike McCormick (1967), & Red Barrett (1945), are just some of the guys who were able to figure it out, at a HOF level, but for just one season.
I know, this wasn't an all-time list. Usually people like to hear about more recent players for this kind of video so thats why most of the players are recent. I just threw the bird in there since I think more of my younger audience should know who he is.
Have you considered a 2nd video? I can name two others, Super Joe Charbonneau and Kevin Maas. Charbonneau had a ROTY season in 1980 for the Indians and Kevin Maas set the world on fire for the Yankees, hitting 21 homers in just 79 games before flaming out.
Can you do top 20 one year wonders from across history. I'm pretty sure Mark Fidrych(?) would make that list. Maybe Sparky Anderson who I believe only HAD one season in the 50s? Edit: Wow. I did not expect Fidrych to make THIS countdown. Wonder if he could be #1 classic all time... Sure he has tougher competition.
What's with some people suggesting players who actually had few good years rather than just one? With that said, Hudek is a legend with that first half of 1994 season...then reality hits him harder than Randy Johnson's fastball on that bird.
Matsuzaka's issues dated back to his senior high school year and the national high school baseball tournament at Koshien. Back then, Japanese high schools went by and large with one stud pitcher, whom they dubbed the team's "essu" (ace) pitcher. The following, according to his Wikipedia page: /In the quarterfinal of the 1998 Summer Koshien, Matsuzaka threw 250 pitches in 17 innings in a win over PL Gakuen.[10] (The previous day he had thrown a 148-pitch complete game shutout.) The next day, despite trailing 6-0 in the top of the eighth inning, the team miraculously won the game after scoring 7 runs in the final two innings (four in the eighth and three in the ninth). He started the game in left field, but came in as a reliever in the ninth inning to record the win in 15 pitches. In the final, he threw a no-hitter,[11] the second ever in a final./ From there, he had eight serviceable to excellent seasons with the Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League, 108 wins, 72 complete games, 1,402 2/3 IP in 190 starts over those eight seasons; a lot of wear and tear on his arm before he even showed up in Boston. He was far from your typical first-year pro.
Greg A so you’re telling me that a guy who put up average numbers for his whole career who in 2011 exploded for 32 homeruns while having an ops above 900 and finished 2nd in mvp voting then never having an ops above 800 after that and never hitting more than 16 homeruns in a single season after 2011 is not a one year wonder
The Bird was a beautiful, eccentric spirit with a gentle, artless, innocent temperament. He died tragically young in an apparent farm accident (if I remember correctly). Life is a remarkable, surprising miracle. Long live baseball.
Mark Fidrych was basically a failure of my Detroit Tigers. 10 complete games, in your rookie season? They liked the money that he generated, fans came out to games that he started. So they burned his arm up, he hurt it, and he was done. Partly, of course, it was a symptom of the times, where pitchers were expected to throw 120 -130 pitches routinely. He ended up as a pool installer, and passed away a couple of years ago. He would show up on Tiger telecasts once in awhile, if the Tigers were on the east coast, where he lived. He seemed like a genuinely nice man, and you can tell that not all professional athletes are rich. RIP, Mark, and thanks for all of the memories.
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Did I miss out on any??
Jacoby Ellsbury!!!
matt harvey?
Brady anderson
Roger Maris
Underdawg MLB nah. He won 2 mvps. Can’t be a one year wonder and win 2 mvps.
Scooter Gennet looked like he was going to be the reds best player going forward then got hurt and completely fell off.
Gennet had two seasons tho
Probably a juicer
I just remember him hitting four homers in a single game against the Cardinals
He had that huge game,was a hot Brewers prospect but didn't last!
How does Rick Porcello not make the list? He's terrible for years, suddenly wins the Cy Young, and promptly returns to being hot garbage!
Wasn’t really terrible?
Yeah his ERA was always like 4.00 to 4.80 every year, but he was still decent.
That 2016 though probably deserves to be on this list.
I remember on live TV when it was announced he won the Cy Young he so in shock he said he didn’t think he had any shot at winning it
1997 Mtw yea not terrible by any means but as a tigers fan he was far from good. His typical performance was subpar for a majors starter posting near 5 eras, he stayed around Detroit’s rotation so long due to him being young with potential, but he never saw any growth until a random cy young season. He went from like a 5th rotation starter to cy young, that’s pretty damn deserving of this video
His cy young year was trash
He's had decent years, a 4 era doesnt mean you're terrible. He also pitched very well in the 2018 postseason
Seems like he either wins 15 games or loses 15 games
Aaron Sanchez was a 2 year wonder. He was a really good setup man in 2015 after he was initially injured plus he held the era title in 2016. He was instrumental in both Blue Jays play off runs
I remember that Chase Headley season, it was way out of the ordinary for him but you can't complain
Padres could've gotten a HAUL
Dawson Wright very true
I remember watching that dude in Triple A when he was on the Portland Beavers (a team that hasn’t existed in 10 years), and I’m honestly surprised he’s had even a slight amount of longevity in the league. Good for him tho
@@DawsonWright Padres don't do things the right way. We have a joke around town: if a guy hits over .270 or has an era under 3.50, he's gone by midseason or next. And it's always table scraps or "prospects".
jon nuanez lmao better not be seeing u as a Padres fan when we make the playoffs the next few years
Y’all remember Allen Craig?
boston is STILL paying his salary while he chills in pawtucket making like 8 million dollars a year
As a Red Sox fan......yes, regrettably. Glad we got Joe Kelly out of that bunk deal.
Yeah. Allen craig is gonna come to the plate, heeeeres the throw, he is....
@@cypher787 hes in the Padres front office now
Freaking ump placement. Screwed up Craig's foot.
Anyone remember Kevin Maas? A buddy of mine got his t-shirt in 1990. By 1991 it was a dish towel.
I made him a starter on my SNES Mlb presents Ken Griffey Jr’s baseball game and played a full season. I hit so many home runs that the count went back to 0. His stats were pretty nice on there but they didn’t match the real life performance.
i remember a news story on baseball cards and some dude was patting himself on the back for buying like 1000 Kevin Maas upper deck rookie cards for 10 cents each when “now” they’re worth, like $10 each. I hope he sold them the next day...
Lol... so in 1990 my family moved from San Francisco our passed Sacramento. One of the guys from the moving company saw me swinging the bat in the yard. He later came up to me and gave me tips. He was a minor league player. One of his best friends.... Kevin Maas... lmao I’ll never forget that.
Maas is exactly who I was looking for when I clicked on this.
As man, Kevin Maas. I remember. The Dave Magadan of the Yankees that never became.....I would have loved wearing his shirt.....conversation starter......
For my Phillies fans, we remember Dominic Brown. I'd say he was a one year wonder
The Phillies have had a lot. Tyler Green was another All Star whose only good season was that one. And Doug Glanville really just had one good year.
rslitman sadly it looks like Rhys Hoskins is going down that route also
Vance Worley
@@Danellito maybe but I mean hes only been in the majors for 3 years
rslitman as a Cubs fan I can say Doug Glanville had one good season with the Cubs. So he had at least 2 good seasons in his career.
For one year wonders, I want to mention Morgan Ensberg from the 2005 Houston Astros. Came in at 4th for the MVP voting that year then just disappeared after that.
Yes. I’m a Cardinals fan and I hated that dude
That dude carried my fantasy team that season.
@@CoachK-Dub yeah well we hated Albert Pujols lol
Why is what you said lol? Really, you can make a statement without it.
That dude low key got us to the World Series that year when berkman was hurt jason lane also was smashin that year
You should do a video on failed RP->SP experiments. Guys like Daniel Bard, Joba, and Feliz pretty much fell off the map when the experiment failed
Though in Joba's case the Yankees fucked up his pitching schedule in the second half of 2009 for the sake of their self-imposed innings limit.
Daniel Bard is now on the major league roster for the Rockies. He hasn’t pitched in the majors in seven years. MLB.com had a great write up about his story yesterday.
@@kameroneggerton5073 None of the Feliz were an all star more than once and you're thinking wrong Feliz.
Danny Graves. The Reds were always planning to make Aroldis Chapman a starter but never actually went through with it.
Phil C(h)oke
Brewers fan here: 2011 Nyjer Morgan, 2011 John Axford immediately come to mind. Derrick Turnbow in 2005 would be another popular one.
I thought Turnbow would be a great closer for years. That velocity was great.
I would add Jeremy Jeffress, Bill Hall, Pat Listach.
Derrick Turnbow. Blast from the past!
@@responsiblejerk2328 I honestly don't know how Listach won ROY.
@@responsiblejerk2328 I think Jeffress started having seizures that ruined his control
Ike Davis
I remember seeing the "Bird" pitch in 76'. It was amazing! The Tiger's Attendance more than doubled whenever Fidrych took the mound. We went to the opening of a Meijer's where the Bird was signing autographs, thousands of Fans attended. Then in the Early nineties at another store Opening, he was signing again. This time, the number of fans numbered between one and two-hundred. Again, I stood in line, this time with my children. Then this fella asked me if these were all my children. I turned around and came face to face with my boyhood idol, Mark Fidrych. We chatted for about five minutes . . . it was sad that no one else in the vicinity recognized him. The crowd consisted of fans who only recognized his name. The best part about being a twelve-year-old boy, was Mark Fidrych.
Met Fidrych three times, including at the diner he and his family owned in Massachusetts. Super classy guy and he did quite a bit for local charities.
Joe Biagini for the Jays. 3.06 ERA in his rookie season only gave up 3 HRs in 67.2 innings, 8.2K/9, 1.30 WHIP... his first season was absolutely stellar and then they tried to convert him to a part time starter and his ERA ballooned up to 5.34 in 2017 and 6.00 in 2018. In 2019 he started to turn it around a bit 3.78 ERA but was traded at the deadline in the package with Aaron Sanchez to the Astros and he got lit up like a Christmas tree - 7.36 ERA, K/9 all the way down to 6.1, BB/9 all the way up to 5.5. Just so unfortunate for him. He’s a super nice guy so here’s hoping he gets back on track.
As a rangers fan I’m still pissed about the way we handled Feliz and Ogando. Matt Harrison also frustrates me was solid and had potential to be great then injuries ruined his career
Yeah it was bad
Not to mention there are idiots who tries to defend what the Rangers did to Feliz.
@@iamhungey12345 lots of idiots defend both the Feliz and Ogando moves to SP
@@iamhungey12345 Feliz was a starter for almost all his minor league career. Moving him to starter did not ruin him . Kenny Rogers and Cj Wilson, Darren Oliver and others made that transition.
@@gabemcknight8933 case and point lol. Here's a default pic cretin defending it
You forgot to say that in Sanchez’s astros debut he started a combined no hitter
That’s nothing and they were sign stealing probably
@@themanisback1787 what does that have to do with hitting?
@@themanisback1787 yeah they definitely stole signs to throw a no hitter
As a Braves fan, I can tell you that B.J Upton most certainly deserves to be on this list. He was sooooo bad with the Braves
You missed the title of the video obviously 😂
@@josephbaker9974 shut up Joseph
Ahh I was hoping to see Jake Arietta on the list. Came from nowhere to the best pitcher in baseball, then velocity falls off and he falls from grace
Why would he be? He was 22-6 in 2015, then 18-8 the next season. On those seasons, he doesn’t qualify as a one-year wonder.
except he dominated for multiple years and multiple teams. this is like saying james shields was a one hit because he fell off
As a giants fan I'd say our former "top prospect" Christian arroyo. He was hyped up a bit BUT the day After his debut was another debut for a prospect..... That man was Cody Bellinger smh
I mean considering he’s never even played 35 games in a season, you can’t call him a one year wonder.
Now he's swatting for Cleveland thank you very much 💪😎
Yeah and cause you a top prospect in one teams system dont make you a top guy for different team.. the giants were burning players trading for vets to help win rings at the same time LAD were drafting and developing core star players. If you look at what the Giants have done in farm system over the last 3 years Arroyo wouldn't even be a top 15 prospect for them now
@Eli Hauser arroyo wore #22 as a giant i believe idk if he wears 69 now but if he does..... Nice
Arroyo was a good prospect but he never had a really good season so he doesn't fit in the "one year wonder" category at all.
Very surprised Morgan Ensberg didn't make the list. Had an unremarkable first few seasons, but came out of nowhere in 2005 to hit 36 homeruns with 101 rbi's, an all-star selection and a silver slugger award. Didn't have another good season and less than 3 years later he was completely out of baseball.
He was such a disappointment. Part of the reason the Astros were so bad in 07 and 08. Along with the terrible Carlos Lee signing
As a White Sox fans, I worried more about Morgan Ensberg getting to are pitching than any other player in the '05 series. A bold statement considering there was 2 eventual Hall of Famers in that Line Up
Will Middlebrooks?
Facts
Redsoxking he married Jenny Dell. He’s doing just fine.
@@hoopsheavenpa Cool he still was only good or one year in 2012( the one good thing Valentine did)
My favorite Tiger of all !
Fidrych is THE reason I'm a Tiger and baseball fan.
R.I.P The Bird
I loved Mark fidrych , he was truly a kid out there having fun... it’s ashame he got hurt. I appreciate you throwing him in here... idk why but his magical 1976 was 10 years before I was even alive, but I’ve been obsessed with any videos I can find of the dude... Really wish I coulda met him. Seemed like one of the real ones.
I met him when I was 10 years old at Angel Stadium. The Angels tried hard, but just never “had it”. ( back then) Anyway, he was a joy to watch! He was awesome before the game when I took my little sisters autograph book down and signed it, and I told him it was for my sister, pointed up to where we were all sitting. He looked up, stepped back one pace, took his cap off and bowed! Incredible dude!
Rotator cuff injuries were career enders for the most part at that time. I am not sure that he belongs on this list as it was a major injury that altered his trajectory
Jessshae Finch truly a freak accident. Very tragic.
My dad taught him in middle school. He was just a sweet, kooky kid, apparently. He used to come by the local tennis courts while my dad and I played tennis and chat. Very nice guy who you’d never guess had pitched in the majors (I mean that in a good way).
Another note on Fidrych. The doctors couldnt tell the rotator cuff was torn due to a deficiency in technology at the time. But they thought her was making it up and the tigers forced him to play through it damaging it worse before ending his career young. He also unfortunetly died young. He drop a semi truck and while working on the engine alone one night the chain gave out and crushed him.
you could add Chris Johnson to the list. After be traded to the Braves, he hit .321 in 2013 and finished second in the NL batting race. He never came close to that success again and was out of Atlanta shortly thereafter.
oh yeah what the hell happened that year lol
i mean he was a career .280 hitter in over 800 games. many people would do anything for that type of career
Fidrych has a hella sad ending, he fell out of the game of baseball and got a farm, and then he died when a truck fell on him
Wow that is very tragic
You know what though? This guy was internationally known, he was doing what he wanted to do, and when he was retired where he wanted to be on his Massachusetts farm. He was happy. Got to hand it to him I think he would have had no other way . RIP Big Bird.
For me, the best part of being a twelve-year-old boy was watching Mark Fidrych pitch.
Nope, truck didn’t fall on him. His clothes got entangled on a spinning shaft and suffocated him.
Us Jays have had a lot of out of nowhere’s: Luke Maile at the start of 2018, Goins with his insane Bases Loaded stats in 2017, Smoak’s breakout year in 2017, and Osuna.
This is just not a good list
Can’t forget Devon Travis for like a couple months
Kent Bottenfield, 1999. He won 18 games for the Cardinals that season, and was promptly cashed in for Jim Edmonds
Hahaha I remember this! One of the best trades in recent Cardinals memory. Bottenfield started the all star game that year, if I remember correctly.
It's actually amazing the Angels won a title in 02 and have been to the playoffs somewhat regularly considering all their awful trades.
@@yehudafinkelstein7504 Actually, that trade worked out pretty well for both sides. That was the trade that landed them Adam Kennedy as well.
That was the Joe McEwing year as well who could be on this list.
@@classicsports5057 Super Joe has been the 3rd base coach for the White Sox since 2012.
You missed one of the most well known, obvious one year wonders - Joe Charboneau, who was the AL Rookie of The Year in 1980 with something like 23 home runs and 87vRBIs and never played a full season again.
Aaron Sanchez’s no hitter last year was pretty cool
Combined no hitter. Was a great game to watch as an Astros fan.
@@MrHeart12 didn't Joe biagini pitch in that game?
Astros cheated in that game too as well as Aaron Sanchez
@@Mr.Jtea3 Damn, you're really that butt hurt?
@@graydonkruger8036 Yep, two ex-Jays.
Aguilar was a top prospect in cleveland for years but was blocked by Santana and Edwin. He mashed in AAA, and I blamed them for not giving him a shot sooner, despite having a terrible BB/K ratio and below avg glove/speed. He finally got his shot in MIL against fresh pitching and shined for a few months before the league caught up to him. Sometimes Cleveland's farm system can really sniff out the diamonds in the rough and, at the same time, knows when to pass them off at the right time
Bryan LaHair? Dude went from all star for the Cubs to playing in Japan in the span of a year
You should do MLB stars that were bad for one season. Then they went back to normal or something like that.
Full season preview + predictions releasing NEXT SATURDAY
Sox winning al central?!?
Greg A dumbass opening day is the 24th
Brady Anderson???? Took roids and hit 50 homers one year and never even came close to that before or since
Walton Simons Brady looked like he was Bruce Willis’ brother 😳 ...
Came to comment section looking for this
Also made an Allstar team before that
I remember the Daisuke hype and being so interested to watch one of his first games on TV versus the Mariners (I just checked it was his second start overall). He was okay, 7 IP 3 R. The problem was his opponent threw a 1 hitter. That was Felix Hernandez
@John Sentri I respectfully disagree seeing as he threw a perfect game in 2012
Ubaldo Jiménez was the best and fell hard
Man he had that one incredible first half of the season and then just disappeared.
@@myquest666420 He was on pace for like 25 wins it was crazy
His fastball went from like 99 when pitchers could hardly throw that fast to not even mid 90's with Baltimore. And he was playing good at Coors. He's still probably the best pitcher in Rockies history.
TheKandyCinema Darryl Kile, Jason Jennings, Mike Hampton and Jorge De La Rosa are some names that come to mind when I think of the Rockies.
TheKandyCinema did he have injuries that killed his velocity? It’s so weird. I had him on fantasy baseball that year. He’s probably the main reason I did so well that year haha
My All-Time Favorite “One Year Wonder” was “The Bird”(Mark Fidrych) in 1976.
1976 by the Baseball Project is a song about Fidrych. Great song about growing up worshipping baseball players in general but mostly about Fidrych
didn't he use to talk to the baseball?
The bird had arm problems!! He had a great rookie season then next year it all fell apart with his arm!! If he could have gotten his arm fixed who knows what he could have done!!
Sarah Rogers
Yes he did, along with the other quirks he would actually do on the field.
Mine is fetty wap
As a lifelong Mariners fan I look back at that opening cut and should feel pain, but I am laughing like crazy. First off, screw you. Second off, god damnit we suck lol
I thought Dominic Brown of the Phillies might make your list.....what can Brown do for you? Last I heard he was playing in Mexico.
I live 9 minutes from Pasco High School where Brown played his HS ball
Browns currently coaching an AAU team in PA I just saw him a few weeks ago at a field near me😂
I just found your channel dude, and it is one of the best baseball related-channels I've come across. As someone who has become almost fantastical about the sport since I got properly into it 18 months ago(first got interested in 2013, but I struggled following it since I didn't have a clue about half of the statistics and numbers. ). You go into great detail, instead of presuming the audience doesn't understand the complexities of the sport. The editing is also fantastic. This channel will blow up soon and be like Fuzzy. Keep the awesome content coming bro.
Rick Wilkins hit 300 with 30 hrs in 1993 and never came close to that ever again
Good answer
Matt Harvey!! Started in baseball with a record for a rookie in something for the mets.. he complained about the coach wanting to take him out in the 9th in a post season game in 2015 game 5..2-0.. he gave up the tying run and they ended up losing.. he is in AA with the A’s I think!?
Fellow met fan do you remember when lastings
Milledge and F-mart Fernando Martinez were going to be the next big thing for the Mets?
He's in the minors (AAA I think) with the Orioles now. For some reason they gave him another 1 year deal after he was one of the worst starters in the entire major leagues in 2021 with them. He hasn't had an ERA below 5.00 for like 4 or 5 seasons. I don't see why anyone is still giving him chances.
When the Rays signed Upton to a long term deal instead of maddon I almost lost it. Worse thing about Upton, laziness. Would jog after balls and to first
My dad was a baseball coach growing up so he spent extra time with me learning how to hit stuff on the inner half and outer half and how to drive it to different parts of the field. It made me better as far as being able to do more but just like Aguilar I started to struggle with stuff right over the middle of the plate. I became so ready to make an adjustment that it would surprise me when one would come right down the middle my mind would go blank sometimes so I get that
Another factor in agulars decline was that he didn’t have a very good work ethic
Hence his weight
How tf does he have a poor work ethic...
Him and BJ Upton too.
Cubs MLB Perfect Inning Gaming because he’s fat
BJ Upton was always a late season hitter. Once August or September hit, his hitting turned on. He just was never a consistent hitter throughout the entire year. I would NOT say he was a one-year wonder though. Like you said, he had some solid years.
BJ was not a 1 year wonder. His last year in Tampa, he got his career high in homers. He signed a massive contract with Atlanta and fell into a black hole so deep that the Braves had to rebuild the entire team to recover.
5 years 75 million does not cause a rebuild sorry, plus they only paid like half of that@@ahoneybee823
how about aaron small in 2005, he was 10-0 with a 3.20 era
Fellow met fans do you remember when lastings
Milledge and F-mart Fernando Martinez were going to be the next big thing for the Mets? 😂😂😭😭😭
Hi Dawson! Great video and keep it up! Go Giants!
Go Giants!
“The giants are liars and can’t be trusted” -GiraffeNeckMarc lol
@@Landon272 correct
@@DawsonWright I love the giants u sad posey sitting out. I met him once. Im sad.
I will say this- feliz had come up in the rangers org as a starting pitcher and only pitched out of the bullpen because Ron Washington wanted a reliable closer. It was pretty much expected that once the rangers got Joe Nathan, feliz would become a starter. Just unfortunate that it didn't work out
Braves fan here. Even though Andruw Jones was always a solid player, he randomly won the Homerun Title one year and Russ Ortiz randomly had 21 wins
I remember Russ Ortiz doing that and was like wtf lol
You can't say Andruw Jones had only one good year. As you mention, he was a steady player for several seasons, and the occasional spectacular play in the outfield made him an entertaining player to watch.
Remember Chris Johnson in 2013? He was a throw-in in the trade for the Upton brothers, and he finished second in BA that season. He didn't do much after that. From the perspective of a Braves fan, he'd be my pick for One Year Wondet.
Andruw Jones hit like 425+ HR in his career and won like 9 gold gloves in center field. Yeah he had the one year where he led the NL in homers but it's not like it came out of nowhere, dude was one of the top players in the game for years. Dude should be in the HoF.
Huh? He won 10 Gold Gloves.
Tough to think of as a longtime Orioles fan, but Jeff Ballard could be listed also. He went 18-8 in 1989 and finished 6th in Cy Young voting with the Birds as they almost caught the Jays for the AL East, then 13-25 afterwards. Some would say manager Frank Robinson overused him and Bob Milacki down the stretch, which may well be true, but would definitely qualify him.
Great video. Alexi was electric in the Rangers pennant years. and Dawson, its Oh-gone-doe ^_^
Nick Esasky - After playing for Cincinnati for six years, he was trade to Boston. In his one one year in Boston, 1989, he hit 30 HR and posted a 133 OPS+. He was a free agent the following year and signed with Atlanta. He developed vertigo, played in just nine games with the Braves and that was it.
Not really a one-year wonder, he also had a year of 22 homers which is certainly good.
When Pete Rose was player/manager of the Reds, he often benched Esasky so he can get enough at bats to break Ty Cobb's all time hit record. That really hurt his development since that went on for years.
Joe Charboneau for the Indians.
That's Super Joe Charboneau!
Brady Anderson's 1996 season definitely deserves to be on lists like this. While a decent hitter throughout his career, he was never known for being much of a power hitter. Until 1996, when he hit 50 HRs. He only eclipsed 20 HRs two other times, with his second highest total being 24.
I grew up in Baltimore, there were rumors all over the city that he was doing roids like crazy that season.
yea roids did him good
It’s Dawson Wright so it’ll be good
Agreed
him and foolish baseball i already know it’s gonna be a banger when they upload
Rick Ankiel, Brady Anderson, Marcus Giles, Gerome Walton
Not any of them
Brady Anderson had several good years that had nothing to do with hitting homers, though he did have 2 other seasons with >20 homers. He had 7 different seasons with 20 steals, going over 30 3 times.
Baltimore Orioles: 2020 World Series Champions. You heard it here first
Your on crack @supah_Penguin
Yess lets go o’s
Chris Davis mvp?
Lol, now that's too much and some thinks my Angels vs. Padres prediction is ridiculous.
Haha bro imagine
Jack Cust A's. Put up a .912 OPS as a 28 year old rookie. But teams figured out, he was a three true outcomes hitter, so pitchers just nibbled on the plate to try to strike him out. If he walked, oh well, because he clogged up the basepaths.
How is Chris Coghlan not on this list after winning rookie of the year and then flaming out?
He still had an epic somersault dive over Yadi and helped my Cubs win a championship.
Your statement is true though. He was never very noteworthy after his rookie season, but was a reliable utility player.
You mentioned Chase Headley, but I can think of another random dude to play 3rd for the Padres in the 2000s who had an even shorter career, Kevin Kouzmanoff
If you're going to mention Mark Fidyrich, you should have mentioned Joe "Go Go" Charboneau for the Indians in '80.
Exactly, such lame content. Just skips three decades because he couldn't fill a list of either recent names or old ones.
You need to seriously look at some players who were one-hit-wonders from many years ago (good call with the Fidrych mention). Jim Hickman (1970), Steve Stone (1980), Bill Swift (1993), Ed Morgan (1930), Wes Parker (1970), Walt Dropo (1950), Randy Velarde (1999), Rich Aurilia (2001), Mike McCormick (1967), & Red Barrett (1945), are just some of the guys who were able to figure it out, at a HOF level, but for just one season.
I know, this wasn't an all-time list. Usually people like to hear about more recent players for this kind of video so thats why most of the players are recent. I just threw the bird in there since I think more of my younger audience should know who he is.
Hey Dawson how about the 2018 Mike Foltynewicz
Have you considered a 2nd video? I can name two others, Super Joe Charbonneau and Kevin Maas. Charbonneau had a ROTY season in 1980 for the Indians and Kevin Maas set the world on fire for the Yankees, hitting 21 homers in just 79 games before flaming out.
Relief pitcher Mark Davis: 1989 with the Padres.
Great video! Just wanted to point out that Ogando is pronounced o-gahn-doe. Great video!!
Can you do top 20 one year wonders from across history. I'm pretty sure Mark Fidrych(?) would make that list. Maybe Sparky Anderson who I believe only HAD one season in the 50s?
Edit: Wow. I did not expect Fidrych to make THIS countdown. Wonder if he could be #1 classic all time... Sure he has tougher competition.
how about Archie Moonlight Graham?
Kenta maeda, gets 2nd in the cy young in 2020 and never has done anything before 2020 or after
Ya know even if he wasn’t that good, Chase Headley on the Yankees will always have a special place in my heart
Yeah I’ll always remember him on the Yanks
I love ur vids Dawson keep up the good content
Travis Shaw, Marwin (as an Astros fan you dont have to tell me why), Carlos Gomez
Shaw was good In 2017 and 2018
Carlos gomez HELL NO
7 ads in 8 minutes? Jeezus Pete!
Steve Stone 1980 Cy Young award winner for Orioles.
Sanchez's blisters were hella-frustrating to deal with as a Jays fan. Just a constant battle for him.
Chris Shelton, Mark Prior...
Brian Dozier? Had that one season he hit 40 HR as a 2nd baseman..after that.....
What about 2018 Blake Snell?
Too early to tell. He is young enough that he could easily rebound.
What's with some people suggesting players who actually had few good years rather than just one? With that said, Hudek is a legend with that first half of 1994 season...then reality hits him harder than Randy Johnson's fastball on that bird.
Where is Bob Hamelin ??? ROY to out of the game in a few years.
Hamelin did have one other good season though. He hit 270 with 18 dingers 3 years later with the Tigers, so not quite a one year wonder.
Jeremy hazelbaker and bo hart for the Cardinals were the one year wonders. You could also probably throw Joel pineiro in the mix.
Hazelbaker had a monster year. Then...🍑💨
Christian Villanueva?
Great job man
The homerun derby is bad for you, especially if you are a rookie. It damages your swing
Matsuzaka's issues dated back to his senior high school year and the national high school baseball tournament at Koshien. Back then, Japanese high schools went by and large with one stud pitcher, whom they dubbed the team's "essu" (ace) pitcher. The following, according to his Wikipedia page:
/In the quarterfinal of the 1998 Summer Koshien, Matsuzaka threw 250 pitches in 17 innings in a win over PL Gakuen.[10] (The previous day he had thrown a 148-pitch complete game shutout.) The next day, despite trailing 6-0 in the top of the eighth inning, the team miraculously won the game after scoring 7 runs in the final two innings (four in the eighth and three in the ninth). He started the game in left field, but came in as a reliever in the ninth inning to record the win in 15 pitches. In the final, he threw a no-hitter,[11] the second ever in a final./
From there, he had eight serviceable to excellent seasons with the Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League, 108 wins, 72 complete games, 1,402 2/3 IP in 190 starts over those eight seasons; a lot of wear and tear on his arm before he even showed up in Boston. He was far from your typical first-year pro.
Zack Cozart. Fell off the earth
RIP the bird. Great vid!
Jacoby ellsbury is all I need to see.
Greg A so you’re telling me that a guy who put up average numbers for his whole career who in 2011 exploded for 32 homeruns while having an ops above 900 and finished 2nd in mvp voting then never having an ops above 800 after that and never hitting more than 16 homeruns in a single season after 2011 is not a one year wonder
maybeokie moonflower and then he got injured in 2018? I think, and never touched the field again....
2012 R.A. Dickey: :😀
R.A. Dickey literally any other year: 😱
The Bird was a beautiful, eccentric spirit with a gentle, artless, innocent temperament. He died tragically young in an apparent farm accident (if I remember correctly).
Life is a remarkable, surprising miracle. Long live baseball.
Great vid
Like many starters, MLB changes their official ball and A LOT of pitchers had blister issues with the new ball.
Jerome Walton in 1989
Remember seeing him ending up in AAA Rochester.....
Kyle freeland??
I was considering him, he could be on this list soon
It's only been one season since his breakout. He could still bounce back
Home run derby probably got to aguilar in the second half ... but he’s looking good w the marlins so far!!
Marty cardova.Who?won 1995 A.L rookie of year award with Twins then busted out
Mark Fidrych was basically a failure of my Detroit Tigers. 10 complete games, in your rookie season? They liked the money that he generated, fans came out to games that he started. So they burned his arm up, he hurt it, and he was done. Partly, of course, it was a symptom of the times, where pitchers were expected to throw 120 -130 pitches routinely. He ended up as a pool installer, and passed away a couple of years ago. He would show up on Tiger telecasts once in awhile, if the Tigers were on the east coast, where he lived. He seemed like a genuinely nice man, and you can tell that not all professional athletes are rich. RIP, Mark, and thanks for all of the memories.
Where’s Chien Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain
Wang's peak lasted more than one year.