FACTS/FLUKES: Hosmer, Cosart, Jimenez, Danks, Martinez
Jun 29 2014
Hosmer's star dimming ... The Royals are currently in playoff contention, but you wouldn't think it given their abysmal 46 team HRs, good for last in the majors. One of the absent bats contributing to KC's offensive woes is Eric Hosmer (1B, KC), whose .638 OPS ranks second-to-last among qualifying first-basemen.
Year AB BA xBA bb% ct% h% G/L/F PX hr/f Spd HR SB ==== === ==== ==== === === == ======== === ==== === == == 2011* 621 .309 .279 6 84 34 50/19/32 104 13% 80 21 13 2012 535 .232 .262 9 82 26 54/18/28 80 11% 88 14 16 2013 623 .302 .287 8 84 34 53/22/25 96 13% 103 17 11 2014 325 .249 .239 6 82 29 54/14/32 77 5% 80 ...
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