An eight-year, $144 million contract brings the star first baseman to the San Diego Padres
James Douglas | Managing Editor | The USD Vista
Mere days after San Diego Padres players reported to Peoria, Arizona to open spring training, the Padres’ front office reported it had opened something else — its pockets. The Padres signed free-agent first baseman Eric Hosmer to an eight-year, $144 million contract, making it the richest deal of the MLB offseason and the richest deal in the history of the Padres. The 28-year-old Hosmer, formerly of the Kansas City Royals, comes at a hefty cost for a reason: he’s a four-time Gold Glove award winner — in his prime — with championship pedigree.