They used to call Miguel Tejada the bus driver because he drove everyone home. This year, they might want to call a cab.

Second Basemen

Ray Durham, San Francisco Giants

If you acquired Durham with expectations of another 26 home run season, well that was your own fault. But few could have predicted a drop over 50% as he his pace currently predicts. Outside of Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants offense is just brutal and Durham is one of the primary offenders.

Josh Barfield, Cleveland Indians

Hot off of his rookie campaign, Barfield moved to a park more conducive to power and production. So what does he do? Struggle. And how! He joined a much better offense in Cleveland, but simply has not been able to produce as he did just a year ago. The 68% drop he is pacing for is the largest of anyone to make the team. A key factor to Barfield’s problem has been his 83 strikeouts, a number that already exceeds his total of 81 from last year. He is on pace to beat that 2006 mark by an astounding 41%.

Third Basemen

Scott Rolen, St. Louis Cardinals

Looking for reasons as to why the defending champions have looked like anything but? Start with Rolen. He is on pace for more than a 25% drop in each of the three categories that he perennially excels in. He has tried to battle through nagging injuries all season long, but the numbers show that he clearly has not been himself. Many mixed leagues find Rolen on the waiver wire.

Nick Punto, Minnesota Twins

Punto is probably the least recognizable name on the list and his presence is more by virtue of the fact that there was not another worthy (or is it unworthy?) option among the American League third basemen. The worst part about his paced drops of 28% or more in runs, runs batted in and average? He is scheduled to play in 15 more games than he did a season ago.

Shortstops

Felipe Lopez, Washington Nationals

Lopez can’t make up his mind. In 2005, he took advantage of the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati to pound out 23 home runs (16 at home). He followed that up with a meager nine with the Red before being dealt to the Nationals. He replaced the power with speed totaling 44 steals in 2006. This year, he decided that neither was to his liking. He stands to hit one more home run this season, but is pacing for a huge 43% drop in the stolen base category that many acquired him for.

Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles Dodgers

If you only knew that Furcal was pacing well away from his 15 home runs from 2006, you would probably respond with,”Well, at least he is running.” You would be wrong. He is doing neither this season and stands to cut 54% off of each total. Given his prowess on the basepaths, there is no doubt that fantasy owners paid a premium for Furcal’s ineptitude.

Miguel Tejada, Baltimore Orioles

Yes, he did hit the disabled list for the first time in his career snapping his consecutive games streak in the process, but that is not excuse for the large drops across the board in Tejada’s production. His drop in production is due in large part to the fact that even if he plays all of the remaining games for Baltimore, he will still have missed 39 games. That said, he has still hurt his fantasy owners plenty.