Big slugger Kyle Schwarber is officially back with the Philadelphia Phillies after he and the Phillies agreed to a five-year, $150 million deal on Tuesday. The deal will pay Schwarber an average of $30 million per year through his age-37 season. The Phillies executed what they had their sights set on in free agency, possibly kicking off a flurry of Winter Meetings signings.
The Phillies' Schwarber re-signing is massive not only for Schwarber but for the franchise as a whole. They have their reigning NL home run king and the leader of the clubhouse back in red pinstripes.