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Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Royals

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and over the course of November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the fifth...

Meet the Prospect: K.C.'s Eric Hosmer

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- FanHouse TV's Dan Graziano and Frankie Piliere were all over the 2010 Futures Game at Angel Stadium. In this video, get to know Royals first base prospect Eric Hosmer. A potential high-average slugger, Hosmer was selected third overall in the 2008 MLB Draft, and he's giving Kansas City fans hope in the...

Futures Game Scouting Roundup: Royals' Eric Hosmer Impressive

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The highlights of the Futures Game always include the guys who light up the the radar gun on the mound, and this year was no different in that regard. However, the most impressive players on the field in 2010 turned out to be hitters. Mike Trout and Eric Hosmer among others stood out in a big way on...

The Follow List: Marlins' Mike Stanton Is Punishing Double-A

Pro scouts have a follow list they work from to decide which prospects to evaluate and keep tabs on. The most impressive players are usually high on what it, so which prospects have been opening the most eyes in the minor leagues? Each week, The Follow List will take a look at the prospects who have been performing at a...

Scouting Notes: Wilmington, Kinston Wrap-Up

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Kinston Indians and Wilmington Blue Rocks have no shortage of top flight prospects, like lefties Nick Hagadone and Mike Montgomery. But, the stockpile of talent goes far deeper than that, as each club has plenty of interesting names. Over the course of the series I scouted in Wilmington, I got a...

Eric Hosmer News From the Web

05/28/12 Lopez's 3 RBIs lead Indians past Royals 8-5 Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Jose Lopez had three RBIs and Jason Kipnis drove in two runs to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Monday.
05/27/12 Tigers show signs of life, whip Twins Source: The Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne IN Max Scherzer is piling up the strikeouts and the Detroit Tigers are piling up the hits.
05/26/12 Hosmer carries Royals to 4-3 win over Orioles Source: NBC - Count on 2 - Charleston SC BALTIMORE (AP) Eric Hosmer singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Saturday.
05/24/12 Hill's quick start a distant memory Source: CBSSports.com A year after finishing third in the American League Rookie of the Year voting, Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is struggling along with a batting average well below .200.
05/23/12 Royals' Hosmer Is Grappling With a Sophomore Slump Source: Bats - The New York Times Eric Hosmer walked into the visitors' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon with a new haircut and a smile.

Background on Eric Hosmer

Eric John Hosmer (born October 24, 1989, in Miami, Florida) is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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