Phillies extend qualifying offers to Schwarber and Suarez

The Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday extended one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offers to designated hitter Kyle Schwarber and left-handed starter Ranger Suarez, setting up a high-stakes offseason as both players head into free agency. Both have until Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. Eastern to accept or reject the offers; if either signs elsewhere the Phillies would receive compensatory draft picks after the fourth round of the 2026 draft.

Team officials have publicly expressed a desire to re-sign Schwarber and Suarez, but both are widely expected to decline the one-year deals and test the market for multi-year contracts. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said after the season, "Wed love to bring Kyle Schwarber back. Its a priority for us. He knows it. But hes a free agent, and you never know what happens."

Schwarber, 32, finished the 2025 season at the peak of his career, leading the National League with 56 home runs and driving in 132 runs while playing in all 162 games for the first time. He posted a .240/.365/.563 slash line and set career highs in hits (145), runs (111), weighted runs created plus, and wins above replacement metrics. Those numbers, along with...