@kagami
bader is a really good, quiet signing by the giants at $20.5m over 2 years
while he hit .277 / .347 / .449 with a .346 woba and created about 22 more runs than the average player, that’s not the reason why the giants signed him
in the outfield, bader was a +13 drs (defensive runs saved) and in the 92nd percentile (+7) oaa (outs above average)
he’ll likely take jung hoo lee’s spot in cf. lee was a -18 drs and -5 oaa (11th percentile). this is a massive swing
to quantify how big this is:
- 10 runs = 1 war
- lee -> bader in cf = 31 drs swing
- equivalent to a 3 war swing
- 1 war = ~$8-$10m
- lee -> bader in cf = $30m value
even if bader’s bat regresses (which is quite likely given his peripherals), he could easily outproduce his 2 year deal in a season
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