How teams evaluate Kyle Schwarber 's future value is one of the most fascinating free agent cases of the offseason.

The left-handed slugger is a living, breathing outlier. He is getting better at an age (32) when forecast models suggest he should be approaching, or falling off, a performance cliff.

Coming off a career-best season, his resume is further complicated because he primarily plays a position the majority of MLB teams have devalued. Clubs generally prefer to not invest in a dedicated DH.

"There is a cost as a DH can be where others play when not completely healthy, but then you get that bat," one AL executive texted of the Schwarber dilemma.

Schwarber was great in 2025. His campaign included 56 home runs and an MLB-best 132 RBIs. But the only hitters to primarily be DHs at

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