Eric Hosmer DFA'd by Red Sox After Acquiring Wyatt Mills in Trade with Royals

Veteran first baseman Eric Hosmer has been designated for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for right-handed pitcher Wyatt Mills.

The Royals traded Mills to Boston in exchange for Wallace.

The Padres traded Hosmer, Ferguson, Rosier, and cash to the Red Sox at the trade deadline in exchange for a pitcher. Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reported at the time of the transaction that San Diego paid Hosmer's deal down to the minimum.

They wouldn't have had to pay Hosmer more than $760,000 in a season through 2025.

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According to the Associated Press, the Red Sox owe Eric Hosmer:

2022: $246,154
2023: $720,000
2024: $740,000
2025: $760,000

The Padres are paying $43,566,713

After seven seasons with the Royals, Hosmer joined the Padres. After winning four Gold Gloves and a Silver Slugger award in Kansas City, Hosmer underperformed in San Diego and the team initially tried to trade him, but he declined a trade to the Washington Nationals as part of his no-trade clause.

In just 14 games for the Red Sox in 2022, the 33 year old slashed.243/.320/. 311 with fourRBI.

When Hosmer leaves Boston, Bobby Dalbec and Triston Casas are expected to be the first basemen. Casas is the second highest ranked prospect in Boston.

Hosmer is the second player DFA'd by the Red Sox in the last two days, joining infielder Jeter Downs, who was designated to make room for Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida, who was signed to a five year, $90 million deal.

Mills is expected to join the Boston team. In 27 games split between the M's and Royals in 2022, he posted a 4.60 earned run average, 1.33 WHIP and 26 strikeouts.

There are likely to be more moves by the Red Socks this winter. The club has been linked to a free-agent infielder named Dansby Swanson. The efforts to extend third baseman Rafael Devers are intensifying.