PHILADELPHIA -- Here are a few Phillies questions and answers from an AMA this week on Reddit. Read the full AMA here.

How heavily does Kyle Schwarber control the Phillies’ free agency plans? I would imagine they can't pull the trigger on any larger trades or alternative free-agent signings until that big domino falls. How does that impact their ability to be aggressive in the offseason?

He controls it quite a bit. I was talking to somebody just the other day about the Phillies' Plans B, C, etc. There's no reason to rush into those plans yet. The Phils have time to make something happen with Schwarber. But there will come a time when they have to do something -- unless it's clear there's not much of a market for Schwarber, other than the Phillies.

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