Both numbers are career highs for Schwarber, who’s hit at least 46 home runs in three of the last four seasons. Every long ball boosts his MVP candidacy and drives up his price when free agency begins following the 2025 World Series. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel polled 20 scouts, executives and agents to get a sense of Schwarber’s value in free agency. Story continues below advertisement“The average of all 20 projections is 4.3 years, $131.8 million, for a $30.7 million average annual value (AAV),” McDaniel reported. Schwarber spent part of the 2021 season in Boston as a midseason acquisition and helped the Red Sox reach the American League Championship Series.