Kyle Schwarber and his freshly inked five-year, $150 million deal sent shockwaves across the MLB Winter Meetings on Tuesday morning. The Philadelphia Phillies brought back their big slugger and, in turn left numerous MLB teams empty-handed in their pursuit of Schwarber. The Cincinnati Reds felt the brunt of it when they found out that Schwarber wasn't going to be relocating closer to his hometown in Ohio.
Schwarber is originally from Middletown, Ohio, less than an hour from Cincinnati. The Reds had been looking to increase their payroll and build on their young and talented roster but hadn't previously felt the need to make a splash.