The Kansas City Royal Baby Blues. Great jerseys.
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 28: Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer (35) follows Jeff Francoeur around the bases after Hosmer’s two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Monday, May 28, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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KANSAS CITY, MO - MAY 3: Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals hits a RBI single in the third inning during a game against the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium May 3, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
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hell yeah! Eric Hosmer! Number of the Day
The number is: .190. That is Eric Hosmer’s BABIP as of Friday, April 27, 2012. It is a full 124 points below his BABIP of .314 during his debut 2011 season.
Definition of BABIP: If a player has a very high or very low BABIP, it means that whatever the reason for the spike (whether it’s defense, luck, or slight skill), that player will regress back to their career BABIP rate. BABIP rates are flaky and prone to vary wildly from year to year, so we should always take any extreme BABIP rates with a grain of salt. - Courtesy of FanGraphs
Context of BABIP: The average BABIP for hitters is around .290 to .310. If you see any player that deviates from this average to an extreme, they’re likely due for regression.
However, hitters can influence their BABIPs to some extent. For example, speedy hitters typically have high career BABIP rates (like Ichiro and his .357 career BABIP), so don’t expect all players to regress to league average — instead, look at a player’s career BABIP rate. - Courtesy of FanGraphs
CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 25: Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer (35) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 23: Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, April 23, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 21: First baseman Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals hits a home run in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium on April 21, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Tim Umphrey/Getty Images)
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