Schwarber signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Nationals on Saturday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Schwarber's deal is dependent on him passing a physical, but he should play left field for the Nationals in 2021 with Juan Soto moving to right. The 27-year-old was non-tendered by the Cubs after a disappointing season in which he slashed .188/.308/.393 with 11 home runs and 24 RBI. He'll attempt to right the ship in Washington after averaging 31.3 home runs per season over the three years leading up to 2020.

Schwarber was non-tendered by the Cubs on Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

All signs point to the Cubs embracing a rebuild, so they opted not to pay a left fielder/designated hitter for past performance in arbitration. He has always mashed righties, but probably fits best as a DH who can sit against southpaws. Schwarber hit .188 in 224 plate appearances last season, but he hit .250/.339/.531 with 38 home runs in 2019 and is only turning 28 in March.

Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 10-0 win over the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Schwarber hit his 11th home run of the season in the second inning against White Sox starter Dylan Cease. The slugger is still batting under .200 for the year, so it's really been an all-or-nothing type campaign. He should continue to get regular playing time in left field heading into the playoffs next week.

Schwarber went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-0 win over the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

A night after being removed early from a game for an uninspired effort retrieving a ball in left field, Schwarber looked locked in. He's still batting under .200, but the 27-year-old is capable of producing good numbers in spurts, so the Cubs will hope he heats up for the playoffs. Schwarber was removed from this game as well, but it was for a pinch-runner in the eighth inning, so it appears as if Sunday's transgression is in the rearview mirror,

Schwarber is starting in left field and batting cleanup in Monday's game against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Schwarber was removed from Sunday's contest in the top of the third inning, and it seemed like the move was made due to a play an inning earlier, where the 27-year-old was a bit slow to retrieve a ball hit to the left field corner. When asked about it after the game, Chicago manager David Ross said, "Kyle Schwarber is a true professional in every sense of the word, and I'll leave it at that," Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports, so it seems like the Cubs are trying to keep the situation in house and move on. For the season, Schwarber is slashing .190/.306/.393 with 10 home runs in 52 games.

Schwarber was removed from Sunday's game against the Twins in the top of the third inning, and manager David Ross said "he's fine" when asked about an injury during the broadcast.

EDGE Analysis

In the top of the second inning, Schwarber was a bit slow in retrieving a ball hit to the corner by Jake Cave and it ended up going for a triple. It's possible that Ross was sending a message by removing Schwarber for that effort, though more details will likely emerge after the game. Schwarber went 0-for-1 as the cleanup hitter while he was in the contest. Cameron Maybin replaced him in left field.

Schwarber is not in Thursday's lineup against the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

He will head to the bench against a righty (Sonny Gray), which is a bit of a rarity for Schwarber. For what little it's worth, Schwarber has a .214 average with five strikeouts and zero home runs in 14 career at-bats against Gray. Cameron Maybin will start in left field while David Bote starts at designated hitter.

Schwarber will be on the bench Wednesday against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Schwarber hits the bench even with righty Joe Musgrove on the mound for Pittsburgh. He hasn't actually been platooned this season, as he's started against all but one lefty and all but two righties. Steven Souza Jr. will be the left fielder Wednesday.

Schwarber went 1-for-5 wit ha two-run home run in Tuesday's 8-7 extra-innings win over the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

The slugger is on a rampage, going yard three times in the last two games and six times in his last nine. Despite the power display, Schwarber is only hitting .250 (9-for-36) during that nine-game stretch, as his balls in play rarely seem to go for singles. On the year, he's slashing .227/.328/.513 with 10 homers and 21 RBI.

Schwarber went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Schwarber hit a solo home run against Luis Castillo in the fourth inning, then capped off a big day with a grand slam in the ninth. The lefty slugger now has five home runs in his last eight games and nine total for the season to go along with 19 RBI.