With each year that passes, it becomes more obvious that New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made a huge mistake (on multiple occasions) by not signing Kyle Schwarber. Now 32 years old, at the peak of his powers and coming off a 56-homer season as he enters free agency, Schwarber is looking at a payday in the realm of five years, $160 million, according to the latest prediction from The Athletic’s Jim Bowden.
That’s a lot of money, but Schwarber’s earned it with consistency and increasingly elite hitting over the past few seasons.