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