Kyle Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber strikes out at such a large clip (29.9 K%) that it is easy to miss his dominance in other fantasy categories. In his age-29 season, he played 155 games, led the NL in home runs with 46, scored 100 runs, drove in 94, and stole 10 bases. His OBP was the second-lowest of his career at .323, but his xwOBA was .375, so hopefully, some improvement is in the cards for 2023. Schwarber batted leadoff for the vast majority of the season, but the acquisition of Trea Turner will most likely move him down in the order. It's possible they leave him in the 2-slot, especially until Bryce Harper returns, in which case he will continue to score runs and increase his RBI total. The Phillies will score in bunches, and Schwarber may have multi-position eligibility, depending on your league, which is not a bad fantasy asset to have at all as long as you can absorb the batting average.

Kyle Schwarber not in starting lineup Tuesday

Philadelphia Phillies OF/DH Kyle Schwarber is out of the club's starting lineup Tuesday versus the Houston Astros.

Fantasy Impact

Despite right-hander Justin Verlander starting for the Astros, the lefty-swinging Schwarber will take a seat after the Phillies clinched a postseason berth with last night's win. Schwarber was instrumental in the clinching effort, homering twice as part of the 3-0 victory.