FACTS/FLUKES: Hosmer, Robertson, Moreland, Kluber, Joyce

Will Hosmer tap potential? ... The sour taste of Eric Hosmer's (1B, KC) abysmal first two months of 2013 (1 HR, 55 PX) may still linger in some owners' minds. However, his 1H/2H BPV splits (58/64) say things weren't quite as bad as they seemed, and his overall numbers looked eerily similar to his much-heralded '11 rookie season.

Year     AB   BA    xBA  OPS vL  ct%  h%  GB  FB  PX   hr/f  Spd  HR  SB 
====    ===  ====  ====  ======  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===  ====  ===  ==  ==  
2011*   621  .309  .279   .595    84  34  50  32  104   13%   80  21  13 
2012    535  .232  .262   .591    82  26  54  28   80   11%   88  14  16 
2013    623  .302  .287   .797    84  34  53  25   96   13%  103  17  11
*inc. MLEs

His skills haven't changed much,...

Almost!

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