FACTS/FLUKES: Hosmer, Price, Ti. Anderson, D. Duffy, Ed. Diaz

Hosmer hits more homers...Lauded for his excellent raw power while in the minors, a heavy ground ball tilt in the majors had prevented Eric Hosmer (1B, KC) from fully leveraging his power tool, prior to the 2016 season. But he hit his then career-best 20th home run of the season early in September and is now on pace to finish with about 25 homers. What has the 26-year old Hosmer done to unlock this power in 2016, and is it sustainable? 

Year   AB  HR/SB   BA  xBA  h%  HctX  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  Spd   PX  xPX  hr/f  AFBD*
====  ===  =====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ===  ===  ========  ===  ===  ===  ====  ====
2012  535  14/16  232  262  26   121   9    82  54/18/28   87   80   95   11%   288'
2013  623  17/11  302  287  34   128   8    84 ...

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