It's inevitable.
There will be more than one offseason transaction that won't work out in 2015. It happens every season, with B.J. Upton, Shin-Soo Choo and Josh Hamilton as recent examples.
It's a phenomenon that no team is immune to. Baseball is a game of failure, ultimately leading to larger fluctuations in production than in any other professional sport. You pay a player based off of what he's done, but those former numbers are often fool's gold in terms of future value.
Let's not get it mixed up; the following moves make plenty of sense. But the players on this list will carry a level of uncertainty into their new gigs. Whether it's injury concerns, an expected drop-off in production or a hefty price tag, the players that follow have serious bust potential.
Evan Gattis will play pepper with the windows of the Crawford Boxes in Houston, but what else can he really provide the Houston Astros?
Matt Kemp's arrival in San Diego has Padres fans excited for 2015, but can the former All-Star stay healthy enough to make a serious impact for the up-and-coming club?
Dee Gordon was acquired by the Miami Marlins to man the leadoff spot in its lineup, but did the Fish give up too much for a player with plenty of question marks? And will Nick Markakis be able to live up to his lucrative contract as he ages?
We'll try to answer these questions over the next few slides.
Let's get to it.
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