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Originally Posted by FringeNC
As bad as Moose has been, he has a virtually identical OPS to Hosmer.
Hosmer: .648
Moose: .644
Going forward, I'm not sure that I have any more hope that Hosmer will develop into an average player than Moose. In fact, Moose plays a tougher position, and is better at it.
Forget about these guys being stars. I don't even think it's likely that they can be MLB-average at their positions.
MLB average for 1b around .850, around .800 for 3b.
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Moustakas returned from the minors on June 1. Since that time, he is:
.250/.308/.469 (6 HR, 18 RBI). Paired with his defense, that's a very playable major league player, and an above-average guy overall. Dayton Moore said before the season his expectation for Moustakas was for him to hit between .250/.260 with good power and above-average defense. He's succeeding - so far - since his return at meeting those expectations. Project Moustakas out over 550 ABs, and you'd be pretty happy with the results you get - 34 HR and 100 RBI.
Of course, this is Moustakas, so we need to see that sample size grow before we can believe he can sustain it. But he has not been a problem since returning (in fact, he's actually been a plus and would be a very, very effective No. 6 or No. 7 hitter if he can sustain it).
Since June 1, Hosmer is .226/.278/.316. It's just awful, and there's not enough lipstick in Orange County to make it look any different. No power, no OBP. Nothing.
Pair that with Yost and Dayton Moore coddling him more than the worst over-protective mom AND insisting on batting him in the first 3 spots in the lineup, and you've got a production bomb.