Kyle Schwarber is not one to go half-baked into anything, not least a free agency period that could lead to the last major contract of his baseball career.

A veteran slugger who’s been around the free-agent block before, he did his diligence and took his meetings. He fielded offers and interest, in varying shades, with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh two of the clubs reportedly hottest for the services of the reigning National League home run and RBI champ.

But when all the information was before him, Schwarber and his wife Paige, with a new family addition expected imminently, didn’t forget where the offseason started.

It began in a meeting with Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, about his goals for a roster core of which Schwarber has been a key component since 2022

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