The San Diego Padres are reportedly "deep in trade talks" for first baseman Eric Hosmer with less than a week before the start of the 2022 season.

Jon Heyman of MLB Network added Saturday the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets are among the teams involved in those discussions.

One of the rumored offers includes Hosmer and pitcher Chris Paddack going to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Dominic Smith, per Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

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Joel Sherman of the New York Post added.

Hosmer was one of the league's most valuable players late in his tenure with the Kansas City Royals. He helped guide the club to a World Series title in 2015, earned an All-Star selection in 2016 and posted a career-high .882 OPS in 2017, his final season in K.C.