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Is Eric Hosmer Worth a Massive Contract?

Hosmer reportedly has two lucrative seven-year offers on the table. Can he live up to a monster deal?

If you are a power-hitting free agent first baseman in Major League Baseball nowadays, your market is not as robust as it once was. Just about every ballclub seemingly either has one of those guys already or has a guy in the minors who they could plug in at first base and live with the results.

That's part of the reason why Eric Hosmer is still looking for a home, although reports indicate that new home may emerge sooner rather than later, and it may be one he's familiar with.