2012 MLB All Bust Team (AL)

A look back at those who flopped in 2012, either due to injuries, bad performance, or a combination of both.  If you picked these guys on your fantasy teams, hopefully you cut bait before these anchors dragged your squad down into the depths of the rotisserie abyss. To see the 2011 version of the team, go here:

C Alex Avila
2011:  63 runs 19 home runs 82 RBI  3 steals  .295/.389/.506
2012:  42 runs  9 home runs  48 RBI  2 steals  .243/.352/.384

1B Eric Hosmer (also considered Carlos Pena and Casey Kotchman)
2011:  66 runs  19 home runs  78 RBI  11 steals  .293/.334/.465
2012:  65 runs  14 home runs  60 RBI  16 steals  .232/.304/.359

2B Jemile Weeks
2011:  50 runs  2 home runs  36 RBI  22 steals  .303/.340/.421
2012:  54 runs  2 home runs  20 RBI  16 steals  .221/.305/.304

3B Danny Valencia
2011:  63 runs  15 home runs  72 RBI  2 steals  .246/.294/.383
2012:  14 runs   3 home runs   21 RBI  0 steals  .188/.199/.299

SS Jhonny Peralta (almost went with Yunel Escobar)
2011:  68 runs  21 home runs  86 RBI  0 steals  .299/.345/.478
2012:  58 runs  13 home runs  63 RBI  1 steal  .239/.305/.384

OF Brennan Boesch
2011:  75 runs  16 home runs  54 RBI  5 steals  .283/.341/.458
2012:  52 runs  12 home runs  54 RBI  6 steals  .240/.286/.372

OF Jacoby Ellsbury
2011:  119 runs  32 home runs  105 RBI  39 steals  .321/.376/.552
2012:    43 runs    4 home runs    26 RBI  14 steals  .271/.313/.370

OF Jeff Francoeur
2011:  77 runs  20 home runs  87 RBI  22 steals  .285/.329/.476
2012:  58 runs  16 home runs  49 RBI   4 steals   .235/.287/.378

DH Michael Young
2011:  88 runs  11 home runs  106 RBI  6 steals  .338/.380/.474
2012:  79 runs    8 home runs   67 RBI   2 steals  .277/.312/.370

SP Jon Lester
2011:  15-9  3.47 ERA  1.26 WHIP  182 strikeouts
2012:  9-14  4.82 ERA  1.38 WHIP  166 strikeouts

SP Ricky Romero
2011:  15-11  2.92 ERA  1.14 WHIP  178 strikeouts
2012:   9-14   5.77 ERA  1.67 WHIP  124 strikeouts

SP Ervin Santana
2011:  11-12  3.38 ERA  1.22 WHIP  178 strikeouts
2012:    9-13  5.16 ERA  1.27 WHIP  133 strikeouts

SP Dan Haren
2011:  16-10  3.17 ERA  1.02 WHIP  192 strikeouts
2012:  12-13  4.33 ERA  1.29 WHIP  142 strikeouts

SP Josh Beckett
2011:  13-7  2.89 ERA  1.03 WHIP  175 strikeouts
2012:  7-14  4.65 ERA  1.33 WHIP  132 strikeouts

RP Mark Melancon
2011:  8-4  2.78 ERA  1.22 WHIP  66 strikeouts  20 saves
2012:  0-2  6.20 ERA  1.27 WHIP  41 strikeouts   1 save

CL Francisco Cordero
2011:  5-3  2.45 ERA  1.02 WHIP  42 strikeouts  37 saves
2012:  3-8  7.55 ERA  2.01 WHIP  31 strikeouts   2 saves