Clay Buchholz was right about one thing.

It's far too early in the season to declare the Boston Red Sox are in any kind of trouble.

It's April. No one is out of anything. Panic buttons should be stowed until further notice.

But so far, things aren't going according to plan for the New York Mets.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Sunday infielder Jung Ho Kang will begin his rehab assignment with the team's Triple-A affiliate, and it is uncertain when he will be able to return to action.  

Continue for updates.

While fans are always looking to get some game-used gear from athletes, it's not often that a player asks for something in return.

But Kike Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers likes to mix things up.

On Saturday, a young Dodgers fan asked Hernandez if he could get his hands on the utility man's batting gloves. Hernandez obliged—but not without making a deal.

In the grand scheme of things, one week in April doesn't mean a whole lot over the course of a 162-game MLB season.

However, for a handful of players around the league off to slow starts, one week must feel like an eternity when the scoreboard shows a sub-.200 batting average or a double-digit ERA.

With that in mind, what follows is a look at Week 2's biggest duds of the 2016 MLB season, with one player chosen to represent each position along with a starting pitcher and a closer.

While fans and pundits alike declare winners and losers of trades only seconds after they've been announced and before the players involved take the field for their new teams, it takes years before we can accurately assess which club truly came out ahead in a deal.

That's especially true for trades involving prospects—many still years away from potentially making an impact in the big leagues. We know all too well that minor league success doesn't necessarily translate into big league stardom.

And now for a question that's simultaneously the last thing the St. Louis Cardinals want to ask, and also the first thing they currently can't ignore:

What if Adam Wainwright isn't Adam Wainwright anymore?

Sooner or later, the lights go out on every MLB superstar.

At the height of a player’s peak, fans can’t picture him ever falling from the throne. Yet the likes of Joe Mauer, Josh Hamilton, Tim Lincecum and CC Sabathia offer cruel reminders that the unforgiving Father Time transforms All-Stars into overpaid veterans who are trying to contribute however slightly.

We saw a lot of old and new during Week 2 of this baseball season, but little in between.

MLB’s youngest grabbed this week’s headlines, whether it was Bryce Harper reaffirming his status as the face of baseball or rookies Trevor Story, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Kenta Maeda continuing stellar freshman campaigns.

We're two weeks into the 2016 MLB season, which means—well, who knows?

The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers are in first place in their respective divisions, which sounds about right. On the other hand, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox are also in first, which fewer would have predicted.

The point is, it's way early.

Here's something we do know: Some players stuffed the stat sheet over the past week, and for that, they deserve to be recognized.