Definition of "underperforms" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underperform. (verb)

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• "Now, I happen tot hink that Sweeney's contract was a bit too high at the time, but the Twins paid pretty much what Mauer would be worth on the open market … so if he "underperforms" even just a bit each year … say, he's only a 5.5 win player at the moment rather than 6.5, the Twins are going to be hurting."
• "They are not that bad, either - but if a team consistently "underperforms", then logic suggests their performance is commensurate with its ability."
• "The trouble is when a manager thinks that a person is negative or underperforms and will never change."