Gary A. Vasquez/US PresswireJames Loney (42)The setup: Patience was wearing thin for the 2002 No. 1 draft pick after his offense declined for the fourth consecutive season at age 27. He actually took an .803 OPS into the 2010 All-Star break, but floundered to .616 thereafter. Adding to the disconcerting power drought was a walk/strikeout ratio that declined from 1.03 in 2009 to 0.55.The closeup: What a strange year.As early as April 9 came a short post with the headline, "The lowest moment of James Loney's career?