Harrison Bader Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 210 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 6/3/1994 (29)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- Florida
Harrison Bader Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Harrison Bader News
The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres have been active on center fielders this offseason, including Harrison Bader. Korean outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee is also of interest to both the Giants and the Padres, as well as plenty of other teams. The Padres just dealt outfielders Juan Soto and Trent Grisham in a blockbuster deal to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. If they'd prefer not to move Fernando Tatis Jr. to center field, signing a defensive-minded center fielder like Bader would make some sense. Not only can the 29-year-old Bader patrol center field, but he stole a career-high 20 bases in 98 games with the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds in 2023. Pretty much anything the Friars get from a new center fielder offensively in 2024 would be an upgrade over Grisham, who really struggled with the bat the last two years.
The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Harrison Bader (groin) on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a right-groin strain. The team also reinstated left-hander Alex Young (illness) from the COVID-19 list and optioned right-hander Carson Spiers to Triple-A Louisville. Bader injured himself on Sunday against the New York Mets and will most likely miss the rest of the regular season. The 29-year-old was claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees last month and only played in 14 games for the Reds before getting hurt, going 5-for-31 (.161) with no homers, three RBI, three stolen bases and four runs scored in 34 plate appearances. If Bader's season is over, he'll finish 2023 with a disappointing .232/.274/.348 slash line with seven homers, 40 RBI, a career-high 20 steals and 44 runs scored in 98 games with the Yanks and Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds claimed outfielder Harrison Bader off waivers from the New York Yankees on Thursday, according to sources. The Reds added both Bader and outfielder Hunter Renfroe off waivers on Thursday as they attempt to win a wild-card spot in the National League in the final month of the regular season. They're currently just one game out of the final spot. The 29-year-old Bader should at least have a platoon spot in center field for his new team in Cincy with TJ Friedl. The oft-injured Bader could probably use a change of scenery, too, as he was hitting .240 (69-for-288) with seven home runs, 37 RBI, 17 stolen bases and 40 runs scored for the Yankees this year. Bader will hit the open market this winter as a free agent.
Harrison Bader Stats
Last 10 Games
Harrison Bader had a postseason to remember in pinstripes, but he's still the same fourth outfielder waiting to happen that he was in St. Louis. He hit just .250/.294/.356 with five homers over 313 PAs last year. He stole 17 bags against three CS, but his 43.5 FB% and 17.8 IFFB% prevent him from taking full advantage of his wheels to get on base and pester opposing pitchers. The flies might be interesting if he had any power potential at all, but his 87.7 mph average airborne exit velocity and 3.4% rate of Brls/BBE are both well-below league average. Bader also paired a career-worst 37.3% chase rate with a career-best 9.9 SwStr%, a combination unlikely to repeat itself or last year's 19.8 K%. Hitting seventh in a Yankees lineup lacking depth will also make counting stats hard to come by. Bader's superlative glove doesn't matter in fantasy. You can do better at an ADP of 168.46, so don't overpay based on postseason heroics.
