2020 Stats
AVG
.287
HR
9
RBI
36
R
23
SB
4
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Despite a pair of stints on the injured list, Hosmer enjoyed his finest season as a Padre in 2020, playing a key role in helping to end the team's 14-year playoff drought. The veteran significantly altered his approach at the plate, as evidenced by pronounced jumps in his average launch angle (8.7 degrees) and pull rate (35.0%). Those adjustments helped fuel an increase in barrel rate and lifted Hosmer to a 15.9 AB/HR, easily the highest mark of his career. Fortunately, the newfound pop did not come at the expense of more strikeouts, as Hosmer's 17.9 K% was his lowest in three seasons. The end result was a 127 wRC+, his first above-average mark in that category since joining San Diego. Fantasy managers will understandably be wary of Hosmer's ability to extend the production over a full season, making him a potential value pick in 2021. Read Past Outlooks

Drives in two runs Friday
Hosmer went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI, one walk and one strikeout in Friday's Game 3 win against the Cardinals.
ANALYSIS
Hosmer put the Padres on the board Friday with a double in the bottom of the fifth inning, and he brought in another run when he drew a walk in the bottom of the seventh inning. During the NL Wild Card Series, Hosmer went 2-for-12 with three RBI, one run, one walk and two strikeouts.
Hosmer put the Padres on the board Friday with a double in the bottom of the fifth inning, and he brought in another run when he drew a walk in the bottom of the seventh inning. During the NL Wild Card Series, Hosmer went 2-for-12 with three RBI, one run, one walk and two strikeouts.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2018
+46%
OPS vs RHP
2020
+59%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .563 | 463 | 7 | 50 | .201 | ||||
Since 2018vs Right | .820 | 1037 | 42 | 154 | .289 | ||||
2020vs Left | .613 | 53 | 2 | 10 | .204 | ||||
2020vs Right | .974 | 103 | 7 | 26 | .330 | ||||
2019vs Left | .600 | 168 | 1 | 16 | .231 | ||||
2019vs Right | .781 | 499 | 21 | 83 | .276 | ||||
2018vs Left | .527 | 242 | 4 | 24 | .179 | ||||
2018vs Right | .829 | 435 | 14 | 45 | .295 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2018
+11%
OPS at Home
2020
+3%
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Since 2018Home | .779 | 722 | 25 | 97 | .274 | ||||
Since 2018Away | .704 | 767 | 24 | 106 | .248 | ||||
2020Home | .872 | 64 | 4 | 18 | .263 | ||||
2020Away | .846 | 81 | 5 | 17 | .289 | ||||
2019Home | .734 | 319 | 11 | 44 | .267 | ||||
2019Away | .737 | 348 | 11 | 55 | .263 | ||||
2018Home | .806 | 339 | 10 | 35 | .284 | ||||
2018Away | .635 | 338 | 8 | 34 | .223 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Eric Hosmer compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.32BB Rate
5.8%K Rate
17.9%BABIP
.296ISO
.231AVG
.287OBP
.333SLG
.517OPS
.851wOBA
.367Exit Velocity
83.7 mphHard Hit Rate
41.9%Barrels/PA
8.3%Advanced Batting Stats
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Hosmer may not ever eclipse the 25-homer mark in his career; if he could not do it in 2019, it may just never happen. He elevated the ball more than he did in 2018, but it was a return to his 2016-17 ways more than anything else. Just once in the past seven seasons has he had a GB/FB rate below 2.0. He fell one run shy of driving in 100 runs for just the second time in his career despite being an everyday player nearly his entire career. That ability -- the ability to play every single day -- is what his value hinges upon. He needs to compile to produce fantasy value as he does not have any one skill that can stand alone if the playing time suffers due to injury. He was the 20th-ranked first baseman at the end of 2019, and there is nothing in the Statcast numbers to say there is anything better for him hidden underneath. He is a low-risk, low-reward player, and there is safety in that for fantasy players.
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Sitting for regular-season finale
Hosmer is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
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Launches two-run homer
Hosmer went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Angels.
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Goes 1-for-4 in return
Hosmer (finger) went 1-for-4 in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Mariners.
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Returning to action Saturday
Hosmer (finger) will be activated off the 10-day injured list Saturday and start versus the Mariners, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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Expected back soon
Hosmer (finger) is likely to return off the injured list this weekend or shortly thereafter, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
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