{"playerId":3452,"percentChange":-3,"averageDraftPosition":114,"percentOwned":57,"playerRaterSEASON":0.8,"playerRater7DAY":2.7,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Hosmer went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI, a run scored, a stolen base, and a walk during Sunday's loss to the A's.","spin":"The season trudges along for the the underwhelming Royals first baseman. Through 16 games in May, he is batting .254 with one home run, four RBI and seven runs scored. In addition to the one long ball, he has just one double and one triple for a disappointing .095 ISO for the month. With such minimal production and an apparent lack of growth, Hosmer has become one of the more disappointing up-and-comers and is barely worth a fantasy roster spot as a corner infielder. If he doesn't find a way to break out soon, the Royals could begin to seek out alternatives at the position.","date":"Mon May 20"},"fullName":"Eric Hosmer","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Hosmer struggled through a miserable sophomore campaign, best illustrated by pointing out that his .663 OPS ranked second-worst among batting title-eligible first basemen in any season since the 1994 strike. He fell into a lot of bad habits: Most notably, he hit ground balls 53.7 percent of the time, he pulled the ball a great deal when he did and his batting average was ruined by constant defensive overshifts in which he failed to adjust. That's right, \"4-3\" was seen on a lot of Hosmer's scorecards. Still, he managed double-digit stolen bases for the second consecutive season, propping up his fantasy value, and lest we forget the example of Jason Heyward a year ago at this time; Heyward's swing was deemed \"broken\" then and he managed to fix it. Hosmer is only 23 years old with the best years of his career ahead of him, and with a strong spring he'll understandably soar up draft boards. Don't assume a breakout is imminent, but isn't one at least possible?","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0.8,"playerRater15DAY":1.6,"positionRank":28}