<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-eric-hosmer-drops-strong-take-on-padres-star-manny-machados-baseball-hall-of-fame-odds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Eric Hosmer drops strong take on Padres star Manny Machado’s Baseball Hall of Fame odds');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Padres-news-Eric-Hosmer-drops-strong-take-on-Manny-Machado_s-Hall-of-Fame-odds.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs’ Eric Hosmer drops strong take on Padres star Manny Machado’s Baseball Hall of Fame odds</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-05T17:19:48-08:00">March 5th, 5:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-05T20:26:16-08:00">March 5th, 8:26pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One could debate for hours on just which active players have already made a strong case to one day be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. There are other stars who are far from locks for the Baseball Hall of Fame but have put together formidable seasons as of late, such as San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado.</p><p>From Chicago Cubs slugger Eric Hosmer’s standpoint, he <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/03/05/mlb-rule-changes-pitch-clock-tweaks/11400925002/" rel="noopener">believes</a> that Machado is on the right track to becoming a Hall of Famer.</p><p>“He’s solidified himself as one of the top five players in the game, who’s on a Hall of Fame track,” Hosmer told USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale.</p><p>Machado orchestrated one of the most productive seasons of his career in the 2022 campaign, which Hosmer had a front-row seat to watch the first half of. The six-time All-Star logged 32 home runs and 102 RBI en route to finishing in second place in the voting for the 2022 National League MVP Award.</p><p>Machado’s keen play in the 2022 season helped him earn an 11-year, $350 million extension deal from the Padres, which the two sides came to terms on last month. The $31.8 million average annual value on Machado’s deal currently ranks in the top 10 in all of baseball.</p><p>“He’s doing everything the right way,” Hosmer said. “You hear about guys who get the big contract, and maybe change their ways, but Manny was doing that after he got that first big contract [10 years, $300 million].</p><p>“He’s earned every piece of that, big time.”</p><p>Even with the plethora of All-Star talents across the San Diego roster, Hosmer sees that the veteran third baseman has established himself as the face of the Padres franchise.</p><p>“That’s what’s cool now,” Hosmer said. “You go to certain places, like when you went to St. Louis, you were going to Yadi’s [Molina] town. You go to Kansas City, and you were going to Salvy’s [Salvador Perez] town.</p><p>“Now, you go to San Diego, you’re pretty much going to the house that Manny built.”</p><p>The Padres will kick off their 2023 regular season campaign with a combined six straight home matchups against the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Eric Hosmer drops strong take on Padres star Manny Machado’s Baseball Hall of Fame odds

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-jed-hoyer-sounds-off-on-key-eric-hosmer-plans-for-2023-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Jed Hoyer sounds off on key Eric Hosmer plans for 2023 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/mlb-rumors-cubs-eric-hosmer-in-talks-after-red-sox-release.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs’ Jed Hoyer sounds off on key Eric Hosmer plans for 2023 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-03T15:29:37-08:00">February 3rd, 3:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-03T20:46:18-08:00">February 3rd, 8:46pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs will have multiple options to be their starting first baseman in the 2023 season, including Eric Hosmer and Trey Mancini. The two veteran sluggers signed off on free agent deals with the Cubs in January.</p><p>Matt Mervis may also be in the mix to take hold of the starting first base job for Chicago this year. Mervis blossomed in the Cubs’ minor league system in 2022, as he combined for 36 home runs and 119 RBI across the Triple-A, Double-A, and High-A levels.</p><p>As it stands, the Cubs plan on rolling out Hosmer at first base against right-handed pitchers this season, which team president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer <a href="https://nypost.com/podcasts/the-show/" rel="noopener">touched on</a> during a recent appearance on the New York Post’s “The Show” podcast.</p><p>“My expectation is that [Hosmer] is certainly gonna play first base against right-handed pitching and be given that shot,” Hoyer said. “We had talked to San Diego a number of times over the last couple of years, I knew this was a place that I think he was excited to play.</p><p>“He loves the idea of playing at Wrigley and I’m excited to — you know, he was in a tough situation at San Diego, constantly being rumored in deals and things like that — so I’m excited to get Eric here, make him comfortable.”</p><p>Hosmer had quite a roller-coaster 2022 campaign. He featured for the San Diego Padres until they opted to trade him to the Boston Red Sox in August. He hit .245 and recorded 35 RBI against right-handed pitchers in the year.</p><p>Hoyer also plans to count on Mancini and Mervis in the upcoming campaign.</p><p>“We signed Mancini — he can DH, he can play first, play a little corner outfield — but we really needed more power,” Hoyer said. “We have a team that does some good things offensively but lacked sort of like the punching power last year. We struggled to score runs in bunches, and we struggled to hit homers, and adding Mancini was really exciting for us.</p><p>“And then obviously Mervis had a great year in the minors, and you can’t have enough depth.”</p><p>A pivotal 2023 season awaits the Cubs next month.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Jed Hoyer sounds off on key Eric Hosmer plans for 2023 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-eric-hosmer-follows-dansby-swanson-to-chicago-with-reported-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eric Hosmer follows Dansby Swanson to Cubs with reported deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dansby-Swanson-Cubs-Eric-Hosmer.jpg"></figure><h1>Eric Hosmer follows Dansby Swanson to Cubs with reported deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-04T12:58:00-08:00">January 4th, 12:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-04T12:58:27-08:00">January 4th, 12:58pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-eric-hosmer-closing-in-on-deal" rel="noopener">Eric Hosmer</a> has found a new home. The veteran first basemen<a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1610728638504210434" rel="noopener"> is heading to the Chicago Cubs</a>, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN. Hosmer spent last season with the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox, going to Beantown at the trade deadline. The Padres previously tried to include him in the Juan Soto blockbuster, but the 33-year-old exercised his no-trade clause because <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-scott-boras-reveals-the-real-reason-why-eric-hosmer-vetoed-trade-to-nationals" rel="noopener">he didn’t want to go</a> to the Washington Nationals. He was then sent to the Red Sox for a minor-league pitcher and cash.</p><p>Hosmer hit .268 with eight homers in 2022 but only slashed .244 in Boston. They designated him for assignment on December 16th and just six days later, released him, paving the way for the former first-round pick to sign elsewhere.</p><p>This is a respectable pickup for the Cubs. Hosmer was just fazed out in San Diego even though he showed he can still swing it. In Boston, he missed time with a back injury and the team was looking to move forward with Triston Casas, which led to them cutting ties.</p><p>Eric Hosmer is a four-time Gold Glover and should be a nice addition. He’ll likely be their everyday first baseman. The Cubs have made numerous other moves to strengthen the roster in free agency, including the signing of star shortstop Dansby Swanson. On the bump, Chicago inked Jameson Taillon to a deal and also brought back lefty Drew Smyly.</p><p>Hosmer is a career .277 hitter and while he doesn’t have a ton of power, the former Kansas City Royal can certainly be a consistent weapon in the middle of the lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Hosmer follows Dansby Swanson to Cubs with reported deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-eric-hosmer-closing-in-on-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eric Hosmer, Cubs closing in on deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Eric-Hosmer-Chicago-closing-in-on-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Eric Hosmer, Cubs closing in on deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-03T14:42:29-08:00">January 3rd, 2:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-03T14:42:29-08:00">January 3rd, 2:42pm</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs are closing in on another significant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-cubs-eric-hosmer-red-sox-release" rel="noopener">free agency</a> splash. According to reports from Jon Heyman, the Cubs and veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-red-sox-make-eye-opening-eric-hosmer-decision" rel="noopener">first baseman Eric Hosmer</a> are <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1610401771624480769" rel="noopener">closing in</a> on a deal in free agency which would bring the 33-year-old to the North Side of Chicago.</p><p>Via Heyman on Twitter:</p><p>“Eric Hosmer, Cubs are close to a deal.”</p><p>The terms of Hosmer’s deal with the Cubs have not yet come to light, but it’s not expected to be a long-term contract for the veteran.</p><p>The Cubs have had a busy offseason, making bringing in the likes of Cody Bellinger, Tucker Barnhart, Dansby Swanson, and Jameson Taillon, among others, and now potentially adding Hosmer to the mix.</p><p>After a disappointing year in 2022, the Cubs will be hoping for a better go of things in 2023, and have made some meaningful additions during the offseason. While the departure of Willson Contreras to St. Louis will hang heavy over fans in the North Side, their new additions should inspire some confidence. At the very least, Hosmer and Co. can provide some potential trade deadline value for the Cubs should their season look like a wash come July.</p><p>Last year, Hosmer notably almost held up the blockbuster trade between the Nationals and Padres that saw Juan Soto swap DC for San Diego. Luke Voit was included in the deal instead, and Hosmer wound up on the Boston Red Sox, though he only played in 14 games for the team before being released in the offseason.</p><p>Across 104 total games in 2022, Eric Hosmer slashed .268/.334/.382 with 8 home runs, 44 RBI, and 38 runs scored.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Hosmer, Cubs closing in on deal

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He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer is looking for a new home, and by the looks of it, the Chicago Cubs franchise is one option.</p><p>Hosmer is reportedly now in talks with the Cubs, though <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1609309095189790721" rel="noopener">no deal has been agreed upon</a> so far, per Jon Heyman of New York Post.</p><p>The 33-year-old Hosmer became a free agent mid-December after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-red-sox-make-eye-opening-eric-hosmer-decision" rel="noopener">Boston Red Sox opted to designate him for assignment</a>, making him available for the 29 other teams in the MLB. He arrived in Beantown via a trade with the San Diego Padres, where he spent four and half years before being dealt away. He was only able to play 14 games with the Red Sox due to injuries, though he did play 90 games for the Padres. Overall in 2022, Hosmer produced eight home runs and 44 RBI.</p><p>For what it’s worth, the Cubs’ interest in Hosmer isn’t surprising. On Friday, it has already been revealed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rumor-cubs-orioles-eyeing-eric-hosmer-after-release-from-red-sox" rel="noopener">Chicago is eyeing him</a> along with the Baltimore Orioles. His hometown team, the Miami Marlins, have been mentioned as a potential landing spot as well.</p><p>It remains to be seen where Eric Hosmer ends up with, but it’s looking a real possibility that he signs with a new team less than a month after the Red Sox’s release. He may no longer be the same player who used to be known for his run-producing ability and defense, but he could still be a serviceable option if he can stay healthy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.250	0	3	0.542	0

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.250	0	3	0.542	0

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