{"id":161739,"date":"2025-09-16T21:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/161739\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:41:09","slug":"what-phillies-must-pay-to-keep-kyle-schwarber-after-historic-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/161739\/","title":{"rendered":"What Phillies Must Pay to Keep Kyle Schwarber After Historic Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> designated hitter Kyle Schwarber<\/a> is having one of the greatest walk years in MLB history and he\u2019s going to be rewarded handsomely this winter. Thanks to Schwarber\u2019s NL-leading 53 home runs and MLB-best 128 RBI, the Phillies became back-to-back National League East champions after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> Monday night in a potential playoff preview.<\/p>\n

Even though the Phillies have their sights set on the World Series, the big question mark remains whether Schwarber will be back in Philadelphia for the foreseeable future \u2014 and if so, how much it will cost. The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal revealed Tuesday on the \u201cFoul Territory\u201d podcast what sort of contract Schwarber will command.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy guess, and it\u2019s just a guess, is four years at $30 million per year or even a little bit more than that,\u201d Rosenthal said. \u201cI would expect the Phillies are going to do that because they love Kyle Schwarber as they should, not just for what he does on the field, but also in their clubhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Rosenthal added that it\u2019s \u201cvery much unprecedented\u201d where Schwarber sits in his career as he enters the free agent market because there\u2019s really no comparable player.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext year he\u2019s going to be 33 years old \u2014 he turns 33 in March \u2014 and he\u2019ll be a DH. He doesn\u2019t really play the outfield, so we\u2019re talking about a 33-year-old DH,\u201d explained Rosenthal. \u201cThere aren\u2019t many of those guys that in recent years have been in Kyle Schwarber\u2019s level of play. Really none. You don\u2019t have a list of players you can turn to and say, \u2018This guy made this. That guy made that. Let\u2019s give Kyle Schwarber this or let\u2019s think that\u2019s what his value should be.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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Schwarber is in the final year of a four-year, $79 million contract he signed with the Phillies ahead of the 2022 season, and calling it a bargain is an understatement. During his Philadelphia tenure spanning 616 games, the three-time All-Star has 184 home runs, an .859 OPS, 134 OPS+ and 11.5 bWAR.<\/p>\n

What might be even more impressive is how he\u2019s become a better hitter against left-handed pitching. He has hit 22 home runs against southpaws, tying a single-season MLB record for home runs by a left-handed hitter against a left-handed pitcher. He also has a .971 OPS against lefties this year, up from an already impressive .898 in 2024. In his first year with the Phillies, Schwarber had just a .687 OPS against left-handed pitchers.<\/p>\n

Schwarber and the Phillies discussed a contract extension last winter but the two sides were apart on numbers. Schwarber has consistently said he wants to stay in Philadelphia and the Phillies want to retain him long-term. Bryce Harper<\/a> might be the face of the franchise, but Schwarber is the leader inside the clubhouse. Losing him would be devastating, and Phillies fans would revolt.<\/p>\n

The Phillies will most likely get a deal done with Schwarber this winter, but it\u2019s not guaranteed as other teams are lurking \u2014 specifically his hometown Cincinnati Reds<\/a>, who would love to add his bat to their lineup.<\/p>\n

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