(9/21/11: Another Ohlendorf Disaster) The Pittsburgh Pirates' Ross Ohlendorf is a really smart guy. The Princeton grad even did an internship with the Agriculture Department two offseasons ago.
But Ohlendorf absolutely sucks at baseball.
A quick run down of the 29 year-old's 2011 stats:
- BAA: .374
- WHIP: 1.99
- ERA: 8.29.
The Pirates rotation is far more productive when Ohlendorf's on injured reserve. At least when he's hurt, he can't hurt the team.
Ohlendorf has had his employer convinced--for years--that he would eventually fulfill his potential. That "potential" got Ohlendorf $2.03 million this year. Like I said, Ohlendorf is a really smart guy.
Either that, or the Pirates are incredibly stupid.
