Bader has been a revelation
MLB: Midseason pickup has sparked Phillies, stabilized CF.
9/24/20251 min read
Gotta be honest, been more impressed (and uplifted) by the Harrison Bader pickup than the one for Jhoan Duran for a good month now. Make no mistake, they've both been terrific trade deadline acquisitions. But Bader has been a revelation in CF, batting .329 with a .390 OBP, .510 SLG and .899 OPS for the club entering tonight's now-rain delayed game against Miami.
Duran, meanwhile, has shown some holes in that supposedly inpenetrable armor.
Got it -- he has electric stuff, an electric prefab entrance each time, 15 saves with the club and a 2.29 ERA.
But he also has 3 blown saves and a 1-2 record with the Phillies and has given up 3 runs in his last 4 innings, including a pair of solo homers.