After a rocky inaugural season, A Quality Product entered the 2010 season with hopes of building on their initial effort and at least reaching the middle of the HCBB standings – but their sophomore campaign would end up as a greatly disappointing follow-up. Owners Jose Mejia and Alton Adams had been relatively quiet in their 1st season, but they made an off-season splash going into their 2nd, adding B. J Upton ($29) to go with returning stud third baseman Alex Rodriguez ($41) as a start to building their offense. But their draft days plans took a number of turns for the worse, as heavy investments in Brian Roberts ($29), Michael Cuddyer ($29), and Raul Ibanez ($29) would result in mediocre performances and stints on the DL. But while the team’s offense would be nothing to write home about, AQP’s pitching staff in the Year of the Pitcher would be cringe-worthy, as the franchise would record an HCBB all-time low of only 6 pitching points, finishing last in every category other than saves. Despite a stellar year from HCBB Cy Young candidate Adam Wainwright, the remainder of the AQP staff would be a catastrophe, as Jair Jurrgens (a 4.77 ERA in 111 IP), Kevin Millwood (a 5.80 ERA in 107 IP), and Jeff Francis (a 6.20 ERA in 74 IP) would deliver one debacle after another on the mound for the beleaguered team. AQP would never be higher than 10th place at the end of any period during the year, and by the middle of June, they’d gained a foothold on the cellar, where they would remain until the end of the season, garnering the franchise’s first plunger.