"With the exception of Shohei Ohtani, Schwarber is the top free agent designated hitter in years. He's going to become the first pure DH to sign a nine-figure contract after blasting an NL-best 56 home runs and leading MLB with 132 runs driven in. Schwarber played in all 162 games and batted .240/.365/.563 over 724 trips to the plate. Schwarber hit 38+ homers in all four seasons of the free agent contract he'd signed with Philadelphia."
"The ever streaky Bell alternated bad and excellent months throughout the season. He had a .730 OPS or below in each of April, June and August while posting an .860 or better in May, July and September. The end result was a .239/.326/.421 batting line with 22 home runs across 533 plate appearances. For all his inconsistency within seasons, Bell has reliably ended up as a slightly above-average hitter in each of the past three years."
Kyle Schwarber ranks as the premier free-agent designated hitter after an NL-best 56 home runs and 132 RBI, hitting .240/.365/.563 across 724 plate appearances while playing all 162 games. Schwarber produced 38-plus homers in each season of his previous free-agent contract and profiles as an elite power bat with high strikeout risk. Schwarber is expected to decline a qualifying offer and projects to receive a four-year deal exceeding $25MM per season, with a non-zero chance of a five-year guarantee above $130MM. Bell produced a .239/.326/.421 line with 22 homers in 533 plate appearances and should draw a one-year contract.
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