Before Schwarber re-signed, many fans talked about getting him back. It's pretty obvious he fit the team better than other FA (Tucker, Bichette, Bregman, Bellinger, Alonso...) Well, Tucker could be a good option, but he wasn't affordable, and what we saw in the 2nd half, many of us didn't want him back, especially for the price.
That said, I don't think the Cubs wanted to offer 5 yrs for an aging DH. Schwarber's wRC+ with RISP is 204 this year.😅