It turns out the Corey Seager question was a two-parter. Heading into 2019 the focus was squarely on Seager’s health. Would the star shortstop be recovered from a pair of surgeries in time to start the season and play a full year?
Results were seemingly not in doubt. Prior to the start of the 2019 season, Steamer projections showed Seager projected for 5.7 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) according to Fangraphs. That put him ahead of projections for Anthony Rendon, Christian Yelich, and Nolan Arenado.
Anticipation ran high. Seager was healthy enough to make his fourth straight Opening Day start, but the results over an entire season, interrupted by yet another injury, disappointed.