There have been rumors of the Cubs’ interest in free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer for some time, and now, it’s apparently happening:
I’d take this as pretty certain, as Jon Heyman is pretty plugged in to player agents.
The Cubs have actually been rumored to be after Hosmer for even longer than this offseason. There were rumors flying that they might have taken his contract from the Padres last spring right before the 2022 season began, but obviously that didn’t happen.
Hosmer, who turned 33 last October, hit .268/.334/.382 (102-for-380) with the Padres and Red Sox last year with eight home runs in 108 games.