How much is too much for Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow when it comes to signing Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber ?

The designated hitter will be the biggest bat on the free-agent market and a Boston reunion isn’t out of the question. However Schwarber’s price tag is another story.

“With the exception of Shohei Ohtani , Schwarber is the top free agent designated hitter in years,” MLB Trade Rumors’ Anthony Franco notes. “He’s going to become the first pure DH to sign a nine-figure contract after blasting an NL-best 56 home runs and l eading MLB with 132 runs driven in . Schwarber played in all 162 games and batted .240/.365/.563 over 724 trips to the plate.

“Schwarber hit 38+ homers in all four seasons of the free agent contract he’d signed

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