7 years agoKevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the San Diego Padres are not concerned where first baseman Eric Hosmer bats in the order. Hosmer brings a career .342 on-base percentage, including .385 last season, to one of the league's least-disciplined teams. The Padres had a miserable .299 OBP in 2017. Manager Andy Green hopes Hosmer's patient approach permeates throughout the team and injects a needed dose of plate awareness. The new Padres first baseman primarily batted cleanup in Kansas City but also saw swings at second and third in the order. Regardless of where he hits, Hosmer will be somewhere in the heart of the lineup and any value he loses in RBI potential could be substituted by runs.--Andrew Le - RotoBaller
Source: SDUT - Kevin Acee