Free agency usually starts to heat up this time of year, especially the week of the Winter Meetings, which start this week. On Sunday night, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates have offered Schwarber a deal.

In a Dec. 7 notebook published ahead of the Winter Meetings, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale confirmed that the Reds are among the “serious suitors” for Schwarber, who grew up a Reds fan in Ohio. However, there is an expectation that Schwarber, who turns 33 in March, will stay put in Philadelphia.

In many ways, Kyle Schwarber is one of the most interesting free agents this offseason. The 32-year-old left-handed slugger is coming off a career year with the Phillies, when he hit a career-high 56 home runs,

Middletown slugger Kyle Schwarber could command four or five years at $25 million to $30 million a year. He led the NL with 56 homers, 132 RBIs in '25.

The Pirates have made an MLB free agency offer to Kyle Schwarber. Ken Rosenthal says the 4-year offer is likely worth $100 million.

On Sunday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in signing the 32-year-old free agent. Rosenthal revealed that the Pirates put forward a four-year offer in excess of $100 million to Kyle Schwarber.

The latest MLB rumors include information on several teams inquiring about a Ketel Marte trade, Kyle Schwarber’s market heating up, and the Cubs planning on spending money.