Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow could be facing some sticker shock in his quest to sign free-agent designated hitter Kyle Scwharber .

The Athletic’s Jim Bowden lists the reigning National League home run champion the No. 2 free agent this year, trailing only Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker ,

Bowden names the Phillies, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers as the best fits for Schwarber, with a price tag of five years and $160 million.

Contract Comnps

He came to that number by using the following players as comps: San Francisco Giants slugger Rafael Devers (10 years, $313.5 million), New York Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton (13 years, $325 million), Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman (three years, $120 million) and Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (two years

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