Kyle Schwarber, Phillies
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The unusually quiet Winter Meetings are in the books, so who were baseball's biggest winners and losers this week?
On Tuesday, after Kyle Schwarber had agreed to a new five-year, $150 million deal to return to the Philadelphia Phillies, it was reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN.com that the Reds were not able to offer what other teams were.
The Boston Red Sox could swing a trade for Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte after losing out on Kyle Schwarber.
Had Schwarber taken the Reds' deal, the quickest way to shed salary would be to trade from their pool of arbitration-eligible players.
Williams: The Cincinnati Reds legitimately tried to land Kyle Schwarber. Despite failing, it's a positive sign they're serious about winning.
Kyle Schwarber talked to a lot of people the past couple months. The conversations started in Philadelphia. He had a good chat with Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski shortly after the Phils’ season ended in disappointment in October at Dodger Stadium.
Schwarber's teammates and coaches appreciated his leadership, work ethic and character. He has embraced them in turn.
The Orioles were the first team to level up their Kyle Schwarber offer, which the Phillies matched to land the DH.