Kyle Schwarber is one of the biggest bats on the free agent market, and his decision could help shape next year's playoff race.

With the 2025 season behind us and the Hot Stove ready to burn, we're taking a closer look at some of the most prominent players eligible for free agency. Name: Kyle Schwarber Position: Designated hitter/left fielder Team: Philadelphia Phillies Age (as of Opening Day 2026): 33 2025 stats: .

The rumor mill is already working overtime, including skepticism about a Schwarber reunion in Philly and some optimism for Tigers fans around Tarik Skubal.

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On Monday night, designated hitter Kyle Schwarber was named a finalist for the National League MVP Award, while Cristopher Sánchez was named a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award. Phillies manager Rob Thomson was also named a finalist for the NL Manager of the Year Award.

Sánchez is an NL Cy Young finalist along with Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Schwarber is up for NL MVP against the Mets' Juan Soto and Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani.

The 2025 season was a career year across the board for Kyle Schwarber. In his age-32 season for the Phillies, the lefty slugger appeared in all 162 games for Philadelphia and hit a career-high 56 home runs and set career-best marks with 4.

No otherworldly talent such as Juan Soto or Shohei Ohtani is available this offseason, yet excellent players pepper the market, including several ex-Dodgers and Angels.