Overview
- MLB.com’s Will Leitch publicly suggested the Cubs pursue a reunion with Schwarber this offseason, a view echoed by new analysis pieces.
- With Kyle Tucker expected to sign elsewhere, coverage frames Schwarber as the most attainable left-handed middle-order bat for Chicago.
- Schwarber led the National League with 56 home runs in 2025 and is viewed as a reliable designated hitter with elite power and on-base skills.
- Recent chatter pegs his market around three years and roughly $90 million, with a qualifying-offer penalty in play and no figures confirmed.
- No negotiations or agreement have been reported, though analysts cite lineup fit behind Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong and familiarity with Wrigley Field.