Kyle Schwarber is a free agent, and Sports Illustrated predicted he will leave the Phillies to join a division rival.

Left-handed slugger Kyle Schwarber is entering MLB free agency for the first time since the 2022 offseason, and this time, he is positioned to command a significantly more lucrative deal. His four-year, $79 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies proved to be a major success, both for the team and for Schwarber’s career trajectory.

"The @reds signing @kschwarb12 would add big power to the lineup and bring a Middletown native back to Southwest Ohio!" Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tweeted.

The Philadelphia Phillies know they have been fortunate to have Kyle Schwarber for the last four years, and they'd like to keep him.

Kyle Schwarber might be the first major free agent domino off the board. Which MLB teams are positioned to pounce on the Philadelphia Phillies slugger?

If Kyle Schwarber leaves the Philadelphia Phillies, here are the three best fits for the left-handed-hitting slugger.

The slugger is no stranger to recognition for his work at the plate. Over his 11-year career, Schwarber has earned three All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger Award and an All-Star Game MVP. He has shown no signs of slowing down, and if Philadelphia is unable to retain him, it would leave a major hole at the top of the lineup.

J.T. Realmuto marched into free agency in 2020 as the consensus best catcher in baseball and set out to get paid accordingly. He can’t make that claim anymore. But just as the catcher-record $23.1 million average annual salary that Realmuto received from the Phillies five years ago symbolized his stature among backstops,