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6 best Phillies DH alternatives if Kyle Schwarber abandons them in free agency

The Philadelphia Phillies may have to deal with the unimaginable this offseason. There's a chance that Kyle Schwarber will sign with another team. The left fielder-turned-designated hitter just had an MVP-worthy regular season with an NL-best 56 home runs and MLB-leading 132 RBIs.

Statistics like that will be almost impossible to replace, but it could be a task that Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is faced with this winter. While replacing Schwarber will be difficult, there are several options that Dombrowski and the Phillies can consider to be their new regular designated hitter or as a part of a rotation.