Kyle Schwarber was shagging balls in the outfield a few weeks ago when a minor leaguer stepped up to the plate. He began to take batting practice, hitting one home run after another and spraying the ball to each field from the left side of the plate.

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Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber had an excellent season at the plate in 2024. The unlikely leadoff hitter mashed 38 home runs with 104 RBI and 110 runs scored in 150 games for Philadelphia.

Schwarber is entering the final season of his four-year free agent deal. The $79MM investment has paid off handsomely for the Phillies. He has hit .221/.344/.488 with 131 homers in a little more than 2000 plate appearances. Only Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani have hit more home runs over the last three seasons.

Although he's the team's reliable DH, manager Rob Thomson wants to give Schwarber more looks this spring at first in addition to left field

Schwarber has the team in mind, but adding first base isn't the worst idea going into a contract year. This spring, he has a modest mission.

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Phillies teams with Schwarber leading off have been successful, but it might be time to shuffle up that part of the lineup.