We finally have some news from the MLB Winter Meetings.
After spending the past four seasons in Philadelphia, Kyle Schwarber is headed back to the Phillies on a five-year, $150 million deal, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Schwarber was one of the marquee free agents this winter on the heels of a massive 2025 season. The veteran DH appeared in all 162 games for the Phillies, setting new career-highs in home runs (56), runs (111), RBI (132) and wRC+ (152). Schwarber also finished in the 100th percentile in hard hit rate (59.6%) and the 99th percentile in expected slugging percentage (.572). It’s not all that hard to see why the 32-year-old finished second in NL MVP balloting to Shohei Ohtani.
Retaining Schwarber is a massive victory for a Philadelphia lineup that would’ve looked slightly underwhelming without the All-Star’s services. The question now becomes if catcher J.T. Realmuto will follow suit and return to the city of Brotherly Love.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, the Phillies are currently +1100 to win the 2026 World Series, trailing only the Dodgers (+370) and the Yankees (+750).
