FACTS/FLUKES: Hosmer, Quintana, Travis, Cashner, Maldonado

Hosmer can’t recover 2016 power…Without a history of big power, Eric Hosmer (1B, KC) doesn’t fit the profile of the typical first baseman. But with 25 HR in 2016, it looked like things were changing. So far in 2017, the power’s been missing. Can Hosmer get back on track and start producing more dingers?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%   G/L/F    HctX  HR   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ========  ====  ==  ===  ===  ====
2013  623  .302  .287    8   84  34  53/22/25   129  17   96  105   13%
2014  503  .270  .259    7   82  32  51/17/32   117   9   99  100    7%
2015  599  .297  .290    9   82  34  52/23/34   116  18  102   94   15%
2016  605  .266  .263    9   78  30  59/16/25   109  25   97   89   21%
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