Hosmer

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Wed May 11, 2011 1:41 pm

hosmer paying early dividends for his owners. nicely done guys. i didn't think his power would translate more than a dozen or so.

TRAIN · Post by **TRAIN** » Wed May 11, 2011 2:11 pm

Age Level AB R H HR RBI

SB BA OBP SLG OPS

20 A+-AA 520 87 176 20 86 4 .338 .406 .571 .977

20 A-A+-AAA 544 74 154 19 96 4 .314 .378 .543 .920

First full year in the minors:

Player 1 - Eric Hosmer

Player 2 - King Albert

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Wed May 11, 2011 2:23 pm

ISO Power in PCL this year...

Player 1 - .442

Player 2 - .235

Player 3 - .155

Player 4 - .143

Player 1 - Wily Mo Pena

Player 2 - Chris Woodward

Player 3 - Lorenzo Cain

Player 4 - Eric Hosmer

Rainiers · Post by **Rainiers** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:30 pm

I've never been a big fan of batting average as a way to evaluate a hitter, especially with a small sample size.

Same thing with ISO, as it is so dependent on BA. (ISO=SLG-BA)

Ironically, Hosmer's 2011 PCL ISO is artificially depressed because of his artifically inflated PCL 2011 batting average of .439....his BABIP for the year in AAA is well over .500.

Hosmer's ISO from AA ball in 2010, for what its worth, was .303,

still too small of sample to mean much.. only 211 ABs. His BA in AA? "Only" .313.

Granted, Hosmer is just a poke and a hope. But given his age, rapid development to date, and tremendous upside, why not take a chance on him? Especially if you are the not-so-proud owner of a KK or a Daric Barton? What else is out there anywhere close in the FAAB CI marketplace? The next tier down is a long way below Hosmer, imo...

[ May 12, 2011, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: Rainiers ]

Sebadiah23 · Post by **Sebadiah23** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:58 pm

Originally posted by Gekko:

ISO Power in PCL this year...

Player 1 - .442

Player 2 - .235

Player 3 - .155

Player 4 - .143

Player 1 - Wily Mo Pena

Player 2 - Chris Woodward

Player 3 - Lorenzo Cain

Player 4 - Eric Hosmer Guess the player game:

-I had 72 extra-base hits last year in 520 at-bats.

-I've reached base 71 times so far in 2011

-I just made a ball my biatch tonight for my first career MLB homer, at Yankee Stadium, second deck.

[ May 12, 2011, 01:59 AM: Message edited by: Sebadiah23 ]

mlbbug · Post by **mlbbug** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:06 am

This post may be a little late to the thread but Hosmer went for an average price of $455 in 41 leagues by my count. High bid was $717 and low bid was $275.In addition to the $717 bid,there were 3 bids in the $600-699 range(631,645,656) and 5 in the $551-599 range(551,552,577,577,585) That's a lot of FAAB money exhausted for 41 teams. Hope they get their money's worth from him.

Rich McCormick

Astoria,NY

"Don't look back,something might be gaining on you"---- Satchel Paige

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:13 am

Originally posted by mlbbug:

This post may be a little late to the thread but Hosmer went for an average price of $455 in 41 leagues by my count. High bid was $717 and low bid was $275.In addition to the $717 bid,there were 3 bids in the $600-699 range(631,645,656) and 5 in the $551-599 range(551,552,577,577,585) That's a lot of FAAB money exhausted for 41 teams. Hope they get their money's worth from him.

Rich McCormick

Astoria,NY

"Don't look back,something might be gaining on you"---- Satchel Paige I hope so too.

I bid and won him for $411, and I consider myself a cheap person when it comes to FA bucks.

Rainiers · Post by **Rainiers** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:22 am

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mlbbug:

[QB] This post may be a little late to the thread but Hosmer went for an average price of $455 in 41 leagues by my count. High bid was $717 and low bid was $275.In addition to the $717 bid,there were 3 bids in the $600-699 range(631,645,656) and 5 in the $551-599 range(551,552,577,577,585) That's a lot of FAAB money exhausted for 41 teams. Hope they get their money's worth from him.

Thanks for doing the math, Rich

That's one way to look at the results. Another way is that he cost just 3% of the money in the FAAB pool. Not so much for possibly the best hitting free agent available this year.

mlbbug · Post by **mlbbug** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:31 am

But he cost those who bid on him,on average,45.5% of their FAAB budgets.($455 out of $1000). I agree he may be one of the best,if not the best FA this year. But I still remember opening the FAAB wallet for guys like Brandon Wood and Chris Davis and we all know how that turned out. I'm not equating Hosmer to Wood,but there have been many examples of guys who owned AAA pitchers and never cut it in the majors.

Hells Satans · Post by **Hells Satans** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:29 pm

Make it 2 HRs

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:30 pm

nice! however coors field east won't be a place he hits very often

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:31 pm

ps - helton bopped one too

Red Sox Nation- · Post by **Red Sox Nation-** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:32 pm

Originally posted by Gekko:

nice! however coors field east won't be a place he hits very often True but this kid is hitting lasers. These aren't your Derek Jeter bloop HR's getting pulled into the stands by Jeffrey Maier.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:34 pm

Originally posted by Red Sox Nation-:

quote:Originally posted by Gekko:

nice! however coors field east won't be a place he hits very often True but this kid is hitting lasers. These aren't your Derek Jeter bloop HR's getting pulled into the stands by Jeffrey Maier. [/QUOTE]hey jason - i like the kid alot. he has an elite batting eye for such a young age and level of competition. i just don't see his power coming through this year. looks like to this point, i've made another bad call.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:38 pm

looks like nova is throwing BP 2nite anyways

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:40 pm

The way Hosmer's come out of the gates, I sure wouldn't mind plugging him into some of my lineups. To those who paid for him last weekend, congrats on the nice 1st week.

Winston's Empire · Post by **Winston's Empire** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:03 pm

Glenn - Have to tell you I am wondering what my score would be tonight in KJ's Keeper league if I would have moved Hosmer up from my Minor League Spot this week and left Pena in my lineup last week

This is the life of a fantasy baseball guy I guess

Edwards Kings · Post by **Edwards Kings** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:36 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

ps - helton bopped one too I like the Helton analogy. Let's keep track it as long as it is relevant. Hosmer's first game was May 6th. From then through May 12th:

Hosmer - 7 for 21, 0.3333, four runs, two homefuns, five RBI and one SB.

Helton - 6 for 18, 0.3333, one run, one homefun, three RBI, no SB.

Just the first seven possible days, so too early for any real assessment. I just think it would be fun to track Hosmer (break the bank) and Helton (McDonald's Happy Meal) and see who gives satisfaction.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:42 am

From rotoworld May 8, 5:38 PM

Based on upside alone, Hosmer is very much a must-own in all formats

From rotoworld May 12, 10:38 PM

It appears Hosmer might be ready to be a star from the get-go

Then after his 0-6 performance today...

From Rotoworld May 26, 4:13 PM

No one should have been expecting Hosmer to come up and make a big impact in shallow mixed leagues right away

Duh! Rotodumper at it's best...

Dirt Dogs · Post by **Dirt Dogs** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:16 am

maybe the Royals shouldnt of moved Butler out of the 3 hole for the rookie. Way to put unnecessary added pressure on the rookie.

Take him out of the 3 hole and put Butler back there. Hosmer should be hitting 6 or 7 this year.

What will a Hosmer flop mean for Moustakas????

swampass · Post by **swampass** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:35 am

What will a Hosmer flop mean for Moustakas????

some gekko hype and a $400 price tag??

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:27 pm

swampass · Post by **swampass** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:37 pm

sorry..couldnt resist....

Sebadiah23 · Post by **Sebadiah23** » Thu May 26, 2011 1:19 pm

You mean what "would" a Hosmer flop do, and Moustakas is mostly owned, so pretty irrevelant to basically anything.

Cocktails and Dreams · Post by **Cocktails and Dreams** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:06 am

Originally posted by Dirt Dogs:

maybe the Royals shouldnt of moved Butler out of the 3 hole for the rookie. Way to put unnecessary added pressure on the rookie.

Take him out of the 3 hole and put Butler back there. Hosmer should be hitting 6 or 7 this year.

What will a Hosmer flop mean for Moustakas???? Butler never was the three hitter.