Could Kyle Schwarber pick the Reds over the Phillies? The Philadelphia Enquirer thinks it could happen.
While they maintain that the Phillies remain the favorite to land Schwarber, they could also see a scenario in which Schwarber signs with the Reds.
“Hey, it’s possible,” they wrote. Stranger things have happened in the big wide world of free agency, especially when a player realizes the chance to bat in the middle of his hometown team’s lineup for a nine-figure payday.”
It feels unlikely that Schwarber would take much of a hometown discount to play for the Reds as this is likely his last chance at a big, multi-year contract since he is already 32.
Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski had some interesting comments regarding his team’s free agents and possibly moving on if certain guys don’t sign by a certain timeframe.
“It’s hard to really tell people 100% what you’re looking to do when a lot of your team is in free agency,” Dombrowski said. That’s what we’ve been trying to clarify. We’ve had a lot of conversations, but some of them haven’t moved forward in some cases. Now if we need to, we would move forward.”
If the Reds were able to pry Schwarber away from the Phillies, it would stand as the biggest free-agent signing in franchise history.
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