{"playerId":3452,"percentChange":-6.3,"averageDraftPosition":114,"percentOwned":58.1,"playerRaterSEASON":-0.2,"playerRater7DAY":-3.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Hosmer hit his first homer of the season, a two-run blast, in Thursday's 6-2 win at Baltimore.","spin":"The home run was just Hosmer's third extra-base hit in his last 49 at-bats. Kansas City tinkered with its lineup Thursday, as Hosmer hit fifth behind Alex Gordon and Billy Butler. If they stick with that order and Hosmer heats up, he'd have opportunities for a ton of RBI.","date":"Thu May 9"},"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":-0.3,"playerRater15DAY":-0.9,"positionRank":33}