FACTS/FLUKES: Hosmer, Bauer, Rios, Masterson, Jaso

Can Hosmer break out? ... Though his team was still playing in late October, Eric Hosmer's (1B, KC) 2014 campaign was far from an individual success. He had just one home run and no steals by Memorial Day, and despite a strong finish, he failed to reach double-digits in either category for the first time in his career. Can he get back on track?

Year    AB   BA    xBA  ct%  HctX  h%  GB/LD/FB   PX  xPX  hr/f  Spd  SBO  HR/SB  BPV
====   ===  ====  ====  ===  ====  ==  ========  ===  ===  ====  ===  ===  =====  ===
2011   523  .293  .283   84   116  32  50/19/32  109  106   13%   91  12%  19/11   66
2012   535  .232  .262   82   121  26  54/18/28   80   95   11%   89  12%  14/16   40
2013   623  .302  .287   84   128  34  53/22/25   96 ...

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