{"id":115935,"date":"2025-10-31T08:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=115935"},"modified":"2025-10-31T08:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:37:05","slug":"metts-superstar-shock-mets-could-land-a-150m-rival-3-time-all-star-and-world-series-champion-following-an-mvp-caliber-season-sending-shockwaves-through-the-mlb-igniting-wild-speculation-and-hin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=115935","title":{"rendered":"METTS SUPERSTAR SHOCK: Mets could land a $150M rival, 3-time All-Star, and World Series champion following an MVP-caliber season, sending shockwaves through the MLB, igniting wild speculation, and hinting that New York might be ready to build a lineup designed to dominate the league..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-04\/USATSI_25804787.jpg.webp?itok=4LNsVovu\" alt=\"Mets could sign $150M rival, 3-time All-Star, World Series Champion following MVP-caliber year image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia Phillies face significant questions this offseason, centered around which players will walk and which will be retained. The biggest name on the list is Kyle Schwarber, and even Bryce Harper admits that losing him would feel strange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was talking to somebody the other day,\u201d Harper told MLB.com. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Man, it would be weird not to have [Schwarber] in our clubhouse.\u2019 He\u2019s such a good leader. He\u2019s such a good person in the community. Great family, great person. I think he\u2019s a guy that obviously our team can build around. Obviously, he\u2019s going to make a lot of money [as a free agent]. He\u2019s going to be a very hot commodity on the market. He\u2019s a guy that hits homers. He\u2019s a great clubhouse guy and a leader. I hope he doesn\u2019t get [to free agency]. He\u2019s a guy that we can use for the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite Harper\u2019s praise, the Phillies have reportedly been advised to stay away from a multi-year deal with Schwarber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Phillies should not re-sign Schwarber to a multi-year contract. Not signing him will hurt the club offensively and the front office would need to have a plan to replace the home run hitter. However, what if they bring him back for multiple years and he begins to decline? Either decision brings a certain amount of risk,\u201d TBOH\u2019s Matt Grazel wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction from The Athletic\u2019s Jim Bowden suggests that Schwarber could end up with the New York Mets, breaking the hearts of Phillies fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to being one of the premier power hitters in the game, Schwarber is highly valued around the league for his clubhouse presence. Although he\u2019s basically limited to the DH position, Schwarber offers consistency \u2014 he hit 56 home runs this year and has hit 40 homers or more in three of the last four years,\u201d Bowden wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber joining the Mets would feel like a crime for Phillies fans, but the business side of baseball makes anything possible. New York, coming off a disappointing collapse, could benefit greatly.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber would add another powerful bat to the lineup, potentially replacing Pete Alonso\u2019s spot in the order. With Schwarber in the fold, the Mets\u2019 offense could be booming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets could swing big for the fences in this free agency move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":115936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>METTS SUPERSTAR SHOCK: Mets could land a $150M rival, 3-time All-Star, and World Series champion following an MVP-caliber season, sending shockwaves through the MLB, igniting wild speculation, and hinting that New York might be ready to build a lineup designed to dominate the league..ll - 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