Overview
- MassLive’s Chris Cotillo reports the Red Sox “love” Kyle Schwarber and would show real interest if a quick Phillies agreement does not materialize.
- Schwarber is coming off an NL-leading 56 home runs and 132 RBIs, reinforcing his status as a top free agent after a brief but successful 2021 stint in Boston.
- Spotrac projects a four-year, $99.6 million deal for Schwarber, while an ESPN insiders poll cited by Boston.com floated a richer four-year estimate around $131.8 million.
- Cotillo notes Boston could effectively spend close to $50 million on the DH slot when combining a Schwarber-level AAV with Masataka Yoshida’s sunk cost.
- Phillies president Dave Dombrowski questioned whether Bryce Harper can return to elite form, Harper told The Athletic he was hurt by ensuing trade talk, and Dombrowski later told the New York Post that Harper is not being traded.