The Reds may have been his hometown team, but the Phillies already had free agent Kyle Schwarber's heart for wanting to return to them. More importantly, they produced the money needed to make it happen.

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.

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The Cincinnati Reds have said they don't want to trade Hunter Greene, but if they were going to do it, the Dodgers would be a logical partner because of the level of return they could get. On Tuesday, ESPN's David Schoenfield wrote in an article about what the best trade fit for Greene would be, and he listed the Dodgers.

If the 2025 Winter Meetings was a Friends episode, it would be called "The One Where the Reds Didn't Get Kyle Schwarber." After several weeks of being wooed on the free-agent market, Schwarber ultimately chose to return to the Phillies on a five-year,

There is reportedly mutual interest between the Cincinnati Reds and free-agent slugger Kyle Schwarber. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Reds are "serious" about signing Schwarber, and Schwarber is "interested in a possible homecoming." Schwarber is from Middletown, Ohio, which is just a 45-minute drive from the Queen City.

For a small-market team that has reached into its deep community baseball roots in the past to bring home local All-Stars such as Dave Parker and Ken Griffey Jr., the pursuit of Schwarber was as historically significant as it was an ideal fit competitively – and just as disappointing when it fell short.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds/onsi as MLB Analyst Suggests Cincinnati Reds Could Trade Their All-Star . The Reds have yet to make any sort of splash this offseason, but MLB.com's Mark Feinsand recently picked the most logical trade candidate for each team in Major League Baseball. For the Reds, he chose Hunter Greene.

Kyle Schwarber turned down multiple competitive offers before accepting a five-year, $150 million contract from the Philadelphia Phillies, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.