I won't insult your intelligence by pointing out that there is more to baseball than hitting. Maybe a team goes 2 years for him if he finishes the season well.
He's a 2-3 WAR 1B selling three years of his prime as a free agent. The going rate was about $9 million a win last year. 5/100 is a completely reasonably ask.
Yeah, five years ago. Encarnacion didn't break out until he was in his late 20's, and signed with the Guardians as a 34 year old. Hosmer is going to be 27. Someone is going to talk themselves into getting him a long-term contract.