A free-agent market that's been stagnant all winter may finally be ready to dish out a nine-figure contract. The potential lucky recipient is at once unsurprising and arguably undeserving.
Eric Hosmer, come on down.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Hosmer has two seven-year offers in front of him. One is from the Kansas City Royals, the only team he's known in his seven-year career, and worth $147 million. The other is from the San Diego Padres and worth $140 million.
Obviously, nothing is final until the 28-year-old first baseman signs on the dotted line.