In Mark Canha’s 2015 rookie campaign, we fans got excited. On a team that could barely hit, couldn’t field, and employed a bullpen of unclutch potatoes, fans grasped onto whatever they could. That was Mark Canha.
The truth was, there were reasons to be skeptical of Canha. Reasons to be excited to be sure, but reasons to think his game needed work in order for him to succeed. That was fine - he was a rookie after all.
Then Canha lost nearly the entire 2016 campaign, a bummer for a guy in need of reps. He came back in early 2017, struggling mightily to almost no one’s surprise.