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Report: Pirates make 4-year offer to Schwarber
by Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are pushing hard for one of this offseason’s biggest prizes.

Pittsburgh has extended a four-year offer to star free-agent slugger Kyle Schwarber, sources told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. While financial details of the offer aren’t known, it’s expected that it’s worth well above $100 million, according to Rosenthal.

The news represents a stunning development for the notoriously tight-fisted Pirates. If they manage to land Schwarber, it would be the biggest free-agent deal in franchise history, easily surpassing Francisco Liriano’s three-year, $39-million contract in 2015. Bryan Reynolds‘ eight-year, $106.75-million extension is the only nine-figure deal ever handed out by the Bucs.

Pittsburgh, which is coming off a 91-loss season, has consistently fielded a bottom-five payroll for most of the past decade. However, general manager Ben Cherington hinted last month that the team was ready to change that this winter. The Pirates reportedly made a push for Josh Naylor last month before he re-signed in Seattle.

Schwarber would be a massive coup for the Pirates, who desperately need an impact veteran bat to anchor their lineup and serve as a clubhouse leader. The 32-year-old hit free agency after a dominant 2025 with the Philadelphia Phillies that saw him hit .240/.365/.563 with an NL-leading 56 homers and MLB-best 132 RBIs, en route to finishing second in NL MVP voting.

The Phillies are trying to retain Schwarber, and the two Pennsylvania clubs are far from the only teams pursuing him. Schwarber’s also reportedly drawn interest from the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants.

It’s expected that Schwarber will choose his next team at some point in the next two weeks, Rosenthal reports.

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