MLB Trade Rumors writer Steve Adams thinks that Schwarber has earned himself an extra year by being a star again this season, likely adding up to a four-year contract worth approaching $100 million. Here's more of what Adams wrote in his new article, which ranks Schwarber as the No. 8 available free agent in this class:

Kyle Schwarber’s 40 homers this season put him well ahead of the pace to best his career-high of 47 set in 2023, one better than the 46 he hit in 2022 in the first season of a four-year, $79 million free-agent contract.

Well, it looks like all roads lead to Shohei Ohtani repeating as NL MVP this season and he's going to have a decent enough sample of innings on the mound to be considered a two-way player. That would be his third MVP as a two-way player along with the MVP from last season when he was only a DH.