Maybe Bobby Witt Jr. shouldn’t have set expectation so high last year?
In 2024, Witt put together one of the best non-MVP seasons in recent history. This year he is merely “very good”, and yet that wasn’t enough to gain the support of All-Star voters at shortstop, who went with Athletics rookie Jacob Wilson.
Wilson is having a very good season - impressive for a kid that was in college just over two years ago. But Bobby still outshines him in many offensive categories, and is a much superior baserunner and defender.
I understand that 2025 has been somewhat disappointing compared to 2024, but Bobby Witt Jr.