{"id":107681,"date":"2025-08-25T00:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107681\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T00:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:39:12","slug":"phillies-predicted-to-sign-400m-free-agent-4-time-all-star-former-world-series-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/107681\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies predicted to sign $400M free agent, 4-time All-Star, former World Series Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phillies predicted to sign $400M free agent, 4-time All-Star, former World Series Champion<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Phillies face a major decision this offseason regarding Kyle Schwarber. The veteran designated hitter has had a strong season, and with free agency approaching, a bidding war is expected. For Bryce Harper, the idea of moving forward without Schwarber in the clubhouse feels strange.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI was talking to somebody the other day,\u201d Harper told MLB.com. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Man, it would be weird not to have [Schwarber] in our clubhouse.\u2019 He\u2019s such a good leader. He\u2019s such a good person in the community. Great family, great person. I think he\u2019s a guy that obviously our team can build around.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the Phillies are unable to re-sign Schwarber, they could shift their focus to another big bat: Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n

\u201cTucker started his first season with the Cubs on a tear, hitting 17 home runs with 52 RBIs, 20 stolen bases and a .931 OPS through June. A hand injury might have contributed to Tucker\u2019s step back offensively in July and August, but he remains the best and most well-rounded player on the free-agent market this winter, having been worth at least 4.0 fWAR in every year since 2021. The four-time All-Star could command a deal north of $400 million. Potential fit: Phillies,\u201d MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tucker is expected to draw heavy interest, though his recent struggles with the Cubs have raised some questions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTucker’s play began to deteriorate in June after he suffered a jammed right finger, and manager Craig Counsell gave him a day off last Wednesday, hoping that it would spark a turnaround. It hasn’t. Until the slugger rediscovers his first-half form, the Cubs are unlikely to pull closer to the Brewers. They will instead have to fend off hungry challengers in the NL’s wild-card hunt,\u201d YardBarker\u2019s Eric Smithling wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n

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If the Phillies are able to land Tucker, they would maintain their current level of competitiveness while continuing to build one of the league\u2019s strongest rosters. Philadelphia is poised to be a World Series contender for years to come, and Tucker could be the piece that helps push them over the top. One thing is certain: the Phillies are expected to make another major move this winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Phillies predicted to sign $400M free agent, 4-time All-Star, former World Series Champion originally appeared on The Sporting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[7845,70968,5528,10006,363,2085,480,99],"class_list":["post-107681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-bryce-harper","tag-designated-hitter","tag-kyle-schwarber","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-mlb","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-phillies","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}