Overview

• Schwarber leads the National League with 40 home runs through 114 games and ranks among the MVP frontrunners.
• MLB Trade Rumors projects a four-year extension at about $31.25 million per year would keep him in Philadelphia.
• Former Marlins executive David Samson predicts Schwarber may command close to $300 million on the open market.
• ESPN’s Buster Olney reports Schwarber could prefer playing near his Midwest roots when he tests free agency.
• Philadelphia’s projected $185 million competitive balance tax payroll offers room for a roughly $30 million average annual value deal.