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Re: Harrison Bader

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2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:03 pm I must admit. I miss his bat twirling ability….never thought I’d type this but having no bat twirling skills on the team for years has left an empty place in my brain
Too much of a layup. I don't want to be a bully
Admit it….you miss the twirler as well
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Re: Harrison Bader

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riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
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Re: Harrison Bader

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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:52 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
Nobody is cheap anymore. Except maybe the Cardinals these days
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Re: Harrison Bader

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riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:52 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
Nobody is cheap anymore. Except maybe the Cardinals these days
Well if the cardinals are overpaying for a player I hope it’s not for Harrison bader I would rather see Scott or church play every day than see him put up a .657 ops. And again he’s going to want to go to a team where he’s an everyday player or close to it
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Re: Harrison Bader

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southernblues wrote: 25 Jan 2026 15:05 pm Would you take him back?
Probably not enough fans in stands or eyeballs on the screen for The Poser's needs.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:07 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:52 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
Nobody is cheap anymore. Except maybe the Cardinals these days
Well if the cardinals are overpaying for a player I hope it’s not for Harrison bader I would rather see Scott or church play every day than see him put up a .657 ops. And again he’s going to want to go to a team where he’s an everyday player or close to it
You're probably right. It's too bad he would be a good platoon/4th OF fit for this team.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:28 pm
2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:03 pm I must admit. I miss his bat twirling ability….never thought I’d type this but having no bat twirling skills on the team for years has left an empty place in my brain
Too much of a layup. I don't want to be a bully
Admit it….you miss the twirler as well
Not near as much as the cap-off-hair-flip. He was a total weenie-but I liked him. Fun player.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:18 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:28 pm
2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:03 pm I must admit. I miss his bat twirling ability….never thought I’d type this but having no bat twirling skills on the team for years has left an empty place in my brain
Too much of a layup. I don't want to be a bully
Admit it….you miss the twirler as well
Not near as much as the cap-off-hair-flip. He was a total weenie-but I liked him. Fun player.
This dull (bleep) team could use some flamboyancy.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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The GM just got rid of three veterans 30+ guys to rebuild this team . Why would Bloom add an OF player turning 32 in June ? Doesn't seem to fit Bloom's plan to me.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:12 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:07 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:52 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
Nobody is cheap anymore. Except maybe the Cardinals these days
Well if the cardinals are overpaying for a player I hope it’s not for Harrison bader I would rather see Scott or church play every day than see him put up a .657 ops. And again he’s going to want to go to a team where he’s an everyday player or close to it
You're probably right. It's too bad he would be a good platoon/4th OF fit for this team.
That I don’t disagree with. The cardinals definitely need a platoon outfielder and bader can play center field which hays and andjuar can’t but like I said the cardinals aren’t in a position where they can or should over pay him based on his career year last season and guarantee him a lot of playing time
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Re: Harrison Bader

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Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:12 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:07 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:52 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
Nobody is cheap anymore. Except maybe the Cardinals these days
Well if the cardinals are overpaying for a player I hope it’s not for Harrison bader I would rather see Scott or church play every day than see him put up a .657 ops. And again he’s going to want to go to a team where he’s an everyday player or close to it
You're probably right. It's too bad he would be a good platoon/4th OF fit for this team.
That I don’t disagree with. The cardinals definitely need a platoon outfielder and bader can play center field which hays and andjuar can’t but like I said the cardinals aren’t in a position where they can or should over pay him based on his career year last season and guarantee him a lot of playing time
CF is a weak position in our system. Hopefully Scott can pick up the pace. Can Willie still play? :lol:
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Re: Harrison Bader

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riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:35 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:12 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:07 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:04 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:52 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:47 pm
Ozziesfan41 wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:30 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm Which of our outfielders are better than Bader right now?
The problem is he’s likely going to get paid based on his career year last season instead of who he has been his entire career. Before last season he hadn’t had an OPS over .657 since 2021 or an OBP over .300 since 2021. Let some other team pay on the foolish belief he’s now a .796 OPS hitter.
If you saw my other post, I see him as a platoon player
Our outfield sucks however and could use some help. Value wise I agree with you.
And if he was cheap maybe 2 or 3 million fine but some fool team is going to pay him based on his career year and he is not going to want to go somewhere where he will be just a platoon player he will go to a team where he will get as much playing time as possible and that isn’t with the cardinals
Nobody is cheap anymore. Except maybe the Cardinals these days
Well if the cardinals are overpaying for a player I hope it’s not for Harrison bader I would rather see Scott or church play every day than see him put up a .657 ops. And again he’s going to want to go to a team where he’s an everyday player or close to it
You're probably right. It's too bad he would be a good platoon/4th OF fit for this team.
That I don’t disagree with. The cardinals definitely need a platoon outfielder and bader can play center field which hays and andjuar can’t but like I said the cardinals aren’t in a position where they can or should over pay him based on his career year last season and guarantee him a lot of playing time
CF is a weak position in our system. Hopefully Scott can pick up the pace. Can Willie still play? :lol:
lol
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Re: Harrison Bader

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riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:20 pm
2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:18 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:28 pm
2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:03 pm I must admit. I miss his bat twirling ability….never thought I’d type this but having no bat twirling skills on the team for years has left an empty place in my brain
Too much of a layup. I don't want to be a bully
Admit it….you miss the twirler as well
Not near as much as the cap-off-hair-flip. He was a total weenie-but I liked him. Fun player.
This dull (bleep) team could use some flamboyancy.
Winn is fun sometimes.
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Re: Harrison Bader

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2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:43 pm
riff raff wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:20 pm
2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 17:18 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:28 pm
2ninr wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:22 pm
Goldfan wrote: 25 Jan 2026 16:03 pm I must admit. I miss his bat twirling ability….never thought I’d type this but having no bat twirling skills on the team for years has left an empty place in my brain
Too much of a layup. I don't want to be a bully
Admit it….you miss the twirler as well
Not near as much as the cap-off-hair-flip. He was a total weenie-but I liked him. Fun player.
This dull (bleep) team could use some flamboyancy.
Winn is fun sometimes.
Well, that's a start lol