MLB Twitter not impressed with the moves the Chicago Cubs have made so far: "Team would be good if it was like 2017" ".500 ball club"

The Chicago Cubs have made quite a few moves this offseason. Their most recent move brings in veteran Eric Hosmer to help relieve Matt Mervis, who is expected to debut in 2023. The Cubs are only paying the league minimum for Hosmer. The San Diego Padres are on the hook for the remainder of the eight-year, $144 million deal he signed with them in 2018.

Along with Hosmer, the team also signed Cody Bellinger, Tucker Barnhart, Jameson Taillon and Dansby Swanson. The Cubs are looking to bounce back from an uninspiring 74--88 season in 2022.

Given the team's projected lineup for the 2023 season, baseball fans aren't impressed. They don't think this lineup has what it takes to compete in the National League Central.

Fans don't believe this is a better lineup than what the St. Louis Cardinals or the Milwaukee Brewers will roll out next season. They're expecting this team to be a middle-of-the-road team.

Some fans see this lineup struggling to hit at times. They also predicted some errors being made by Eric Hosmer playing first base.

Other fans don't have faith in this lineup. Hosmer is coming off the worst season of his career at the plate. They could see Hosmer getting DFA'd midway through the season.

Do the Chicago Cubs have enough to topple the St. Louis Cardinals?

While the Chicago Cubs have been hot on signing free agents, the St. Louis Cardinals have taken a slower route in free agency. They've only had one major signing this offseason.

The Cardinals signed Wilson Contreras to a five-year, $87.5 million deal. It was a move they had to make as they saw their future Hall of Famer, Yadier Molina, retire alongside Albert Pujols. It'll be tough for Cubs fans to watch Contreras behind the plate for the Cardinals.

When comparing pitching rotations, the Cardinals have the upper hand. Marcus Stroman is good, but he's nowhere near what he used to be when he first debuted in the league. St. Louis has established arms behind Adam Wainwright, Miles Mikolas and Jack Flaherty.

The National League Central is essentially up for grabs. The division has been won by three different teams in the past three seasons. It will be interesting to see how this division plays out next season.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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