Latest Red Sox-Kyle Schwarber Free Agency Rumors, Contract Predictions

How much is too much for Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and will the Boston Red Sox be willing to match the price tag for the National League MVP candidate?

The designated hitter leads the National League with 52 home runs and leads the majors with 127 RBIs. Both numbers are career highs for Schwarber, who’s hit at least 46 home runs in three of the last four seasons.

Every long ball boosts his MVP candidacy and drives up his price when free agency begins following the 2025 World Series.

“Kyle Schwarber made one of the shrewdest business decisions of the 2025 season when he bet on himself and rejected the Phillies’ offer for a contract extension this spring,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported Sunday. “He promptly has gone out and hit 50 home runs. He should command a four-year deal in excess of $120 million.”

“I don’t know how the Phillies let him leave,” an NL executive said to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. “I have to believe they’ll do everything they can to keep him.”

In terms of numbers, Feinsand is in the same ballpark as Nightengale.

“Among those we spoke to, the consensus is that Schwarber should land a deal of four or five years for at least $30 million per season,” Feinsand reported Sunday.

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel polled 20 scouts, executives and agents to get a sense of Schwarber’s value in free agency.

“The average of all 20 projections is 4.3 years, $131.8 million, for a $30.7 million average annual value (AAV),” McDaniel reported. “The median projection of those deals is $119 million.”

So who will be putting that money on the table, besides the Phillies?

“(Schwarber) seems to be a target for a contending team looking to beef up the middle of its lineup in the short term, and hopefully not have an albatross on its ledger at the end of the deal,” McDaniel noted.

“A number of teams should be interested at that low-nine-figure area, as the predictions suggest, but there could eventually be a landing spot closer to $150 million with enough competitive bidding,” McDaniel added. “That said, some teams simply can’t stomach that kind of money for an older DH.”

“Even without the Dodgers and Yankees involved, Schwarber should find multiple teams willing to shell out big bucks for his services,” Feisnand noted.

Schwarber spent part of the 2021 season in Boston as a midseason acquisition and helped the Red Sox reach the American League Championship Series.

An 11-year-veteran and three-time All-Star, Schwarber helped the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series.