The Philadelphia Phillies and veteran slugger Kyle Schwarber weren’t able to reach a free-agent deal before baseball’s owners chose to lock the players out Thursday, but one insider believes that the two sides could still ultimately come together once a new collective bargaining agreement is in place.
Robert Murray of FanSided had this to say regarding the Phillies pursuit of Schwarber on the latest episode of “The Baseball Insiders”:
“A point that I want to mention too with Schwarber is that he’s a perfect fit in Philadelphia. He can be a leadoff hitter, which is something they desperately need.