The Ed Whitson Rule.

I forgot about him. I hate that motherfucker.

 

Didn't he throw a no-hitter and lose the game for the Yankees once?

 

Darryl Kile in Colorado.

 

Givne that the Ed Whitson syndrome began in New York, it is fitting that most of the flops mentioned here flopped in NY.

Kenny Rogers, having been a total piece of shit for both NY teams, deserves special mention.
But really, there will never be another bakset case like Eddie Lee Whitson.


And anybody who mentions A-Rod should never be allowed to post on a baseball-related thread again.

 

Richie Sexson in Seattle? Mediocre last year, a veritable disaster this year. And while he seems to be aging rapidly, he shouldn't be this far past his prime.

I would claim that Randy Johnson in NY was on the downhill slide, no matter where he landed.

 

David Beckham (so it's looking).

Dennis Eckersley (Cubs), Larry Andersen (Red Sox), Eric Gagne (Red Sox)

 

Chuck Knoblauch.

 

Knoblauch actually had career highs of 17 and 18 home runs in his first two years in NY...then he developed Steve Sax disease, which isn't nearly as bad as Ed Whitson Syndrome.

 

Homers might have been higher, but didn't his average and SB's both go WAY down?

(I really don't remember, just remembering it that way.)

EDIT: After looking at the stats, I was right, though he did rebound to have a pretty solid year in his second season with the Yankees, though still nothing like the best years he had in Minneapolis. He then immediately went in the tank.

 

Adrian Beltre and a non-contract year.

 

... or in Houston

 

Knoblauch hit .265 the first year, .292 the second, .283 the third.. SB's were down because he just stopped running...30+ fewer attempts in first year with Yanks than last year with Twinkies ... then came Steve Sax Disease and career went down the drain*





*Proof of career in toilet... he finished up with the Royals.