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Royals' offseason trade addition is off to a lackluster start

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This is far from what he did last season.

Royals' offseason trade addition is off to a lackluster start originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Last season, Isaac Collins was great in his first full year with the Milwaukee Brewers .

Across 130 games, he hit . 263/. 368/.

411 with nine home runs and 54 runs batted in. Surprisingly, during the offseason, the Brew Crew decided to trade him, alongside Nick Mears, to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for pitcher Angel Zerpa. Fans were fired up for this trade.

They were getting someone who finished in the top-4 of NL Rookie of the Year voting, but he has not quite looked the part this season. He has failed to get much of anything going at the plate, while his play in left field has not been as sharp as some would have hoped. MORE: Royals named top landing spot for All-Star infielder who opted out of Yankees deal Royals' offseason trade addition is off to a lackluster start So far, Collins has played in 26 games.