FACTS/FLUKES: Hosmer, Cosart, Jimenez, Danks, Martinez

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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