Phillies Will Wisely Do Whatever It Takes To Keep Star Slugger in Free Agency

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the middle of a strong stretch and are starting to create some space between themselves and the New York Mets. 

After Saturday night, the Phillies' lead in the National League East moved up to seven games. While the two teams will face off in a four-game series to open the week, Philadelphia has done a nice job creating a buffer. 

With winning the division starting to appear likely, Philadelphia will start to focus on giving themselves the best chance to win in October. Recently, they have been starting to play around with the starting rotation a bit after the injury to Zack Wheeler. 

Finding out who is going to be the ace of the staff heading into October is going to be important for the team, especially considering they have relied heavily on the unit. Fortunately, things in the outfield have improved quite a bit. This was an issue for the team in the playoffs last year, but the addition of Harrison Bader has really helped out. 

With the playoffs quickly approaching, the team will have a looming decision to make regarding one of their key offensive players. Luckily, despite him likely being one of the top free agents, it seems like a new deal is likely. 

Bob Nightengale of USA Today recently wrote about the Phillies and their looming free agent, Kyle Schwarber, this winter. 

“He loves Philadelphia, and more importantly, the Phillies love him. They simply will not be out-bid by any team, knowing how vital he is to them as not only their greatest power hitter, but their ultimate clubhouse leader.”

Will Philadelphia Retain Schwarber?