It was a bit surprising when the San Diego Padres went all-in to sign Eric Hosmer a couple of offseasons ago, and after two seasons we’re still scratching our heads.
In his first two seasons in San Diego he’s posted negative WAR numbers hitting .259/.316 with a .728 OPS and 305 strikeouts in 1,232 at-bats.
Hosmer has never had great measurables defensively according to FanGraphs, so that hurts his WAR totals tremendously.
His -0.6 UZR in 2019 was actually much better than the -2.6 he posted in his first year with the Padres.