Overview
- Schwarber remains unsigned after leading the National League with 56 home runs and 132 RBIs in 2025.
- At a hometown event in Ohio, he said the Cincinnati Reds have reached out and he wants to spend more time at home, while keeping options open.
- Phillies president Dave Dombrowski said the club has a competitive offer on the table and emphasized Schwarber’s value on and off the field.
- ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reported industry expectations around four years at roughly $30 million per season, outlining scenarios up to $128 million over four years.
- The Red Sox are viewed as a plausible suitor, with CBO Craig Breslow described by Robert Murray as seeing a power bat like Schwarber as a worthwhile DH gamble given his limited recent defensive workload.