00:00I want to start with Harrison Bader because I think the Giants really addressed a need here.
00:06When you look at them defensively last year, their defensive ranks in 2025 from the center
00:13field position, they ranked 30th in defensive runs saved, negative 18. In outs above average,
00:20they ranked 29th with negative four. And in fielding run value, 28th at negative two.
00:27Harrison Bader in center field in 2025 across 81 games, plus six in defensive runs saved,
00:34plus three in outs above average, and plus two in fielding run value. Jung-Hoo Lee,
00:41who played a lot of center field last year for the Giants, has an incredible arm,
00:45but finished with negative 11 outs above average. The range just really isn't there. And then in
00:50left field, Heliot Ramos, with all due respect, Ramos, you can rake, but we need you to improve
00:56defensively. Just by the eye test, he looked like one of the worst defenders in baseball last year.
01:02And the numbers certainly agreed with that. So they needed a guy in center who could be locked
01:07down defensively. And Harrison Bader still does that while also providing more offense for a team
01:12who needs more offense. I thought it was an absolute no-brainer signing for them. And to be
01:16honest with you, I'm kind of frustrated with myself that we didn't see this coming sooner because
01:20it's a perfect fit. Yeah, I agree. I don't think that you should expect that Harrison Bader is
01:25going to replicate the offensive season that he had last year in San Francisco. I think you're
01:29kind of setting yourself up as a Giants fan if you are hoping for that, just because it's a much
01:34tougher ballpark to hit in. Certainly from where he finished last season in Philly, they go into San
01:38Francisco. But like you mentioned, this is as much about the glove as anything else. And if he can still
01:44replicate some of the things we saw last year, getting on base more, hitting for a high average,
01:49I don't know if the power is going to quite be where it was. I think he had like 17 or 18 home
01:53runs last year. I would almost bet that it might even end up being like below 15, but he could still
01:59run a 115 WRC plus with great defense and center. And it's exactly what this team needed. So I think
02:06it's a really solid signing. I just, one thing I don't, I don't know if we're going to stay on the
02:13Giants or not, but to me, I look at this signing and I'm now revisiting Adelius Garcia going
02:19back to the Phillies for about the same money, one year deal instead of two. I just feel like
02:23the Phillies kind of mismanaged the Harrison Bader, you know, pursued. It seemed like they never even
02:29tried. And I feel like they would be a much better team if they had Bader instead of Garcia for the
02:33upcoming season. You can't help yourself from giving a straight to the Phillies. I'm just saying,
02:38I mean, am I wrong? No, you're not wrong at all. No, looking back, it's like Bader got 20 million
02:44over two years. You're locking him to two years instead of one year with Adelius Garcia.
02:49And now Adelius has a ton of upside still, but I feel better bringing in Bader, especially due to
02:57the defense. Like that's one thing about Adelius Garcia is that the defense has completely fallen
03:01off. He was one of the better defensive right fielders in baseball with tons of power. The power
03:06started to go down and the defense went way out of here. So you're, it's a lottery ticket for a
03:12Phillies team. That's getting older when I feel like you really have to solidify the core now.
03:17And they didn't really, but the giants certainly did bringing on Harrison Bader. It's a perfect fit
03:22there. And I'm curious if the giants are going to do any more this off season.
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