BREAKING: Phillies Are Signing Top Experience All-Star Third Baseman For 2006
The outfield has plagued the Philadelphia Phillies in recent seasons. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski had another offseason to address the position group but made minimal changes this winter. Harrison Bader, who spent the second half of last year with the Phillies, signed a two-year, $20 million contract with the San Francisco Giants earlier this week.
The only exciting change coming to the outfield is seeing rookie Justin Crawford debuting in center field. Hopefully, he can emerge as their anchor in the outfield, but fans should expect some growing pains both offensively and defensively. This is one example where re-signing Bader could’ve benefited the team’s depth at the position.
Harrison Bader doesn’t know why he’s not back with Phillies
After news of Bader’s deal with the Giants broke, he joined The Show podcast with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman and spoke about why he believes he didn’t receive a contract offer to return to the Phillies.
“With regards to the Phillies, I just think they have a lot of people to worry about,” Bader said. “There’s a lot of money at stake and it’s not just as simple as thinking about me and my career when they’re trying to construct a roster. Why I’m not with them, I don’t know. I don’t know, but it doesn’t diminish the amazing experience I had there. It doesn’t diminish the incredible two-and-a-half months I had there. … I just think they went a different way, which is totally OK.”
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